Bogart and Huston: Their Lives, Their Adventures, and the Classic Movies They Made Together

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From 1941 to 1953, director John Huston and actor Humphrey Bogart made one classic film after another, from The Maltese Falcon to The African Queen. Here is the story of their close but combative friendship that produced some of the best movies ever made.

Every time they made a movie together, they made a classicor so it seemed for star Humphrey Bogart and writer/director John Huston. Their six collaborations from 1941 and 1953 include many of the "golden age hits from Hollywoods fabled film legacy: The Maltese Falcon, Across the Pacific, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Key Largo, The African Queen, and Beat the Devil.

At the same time, both men led fiercely separate livesexcept when they were making pictures together. Sometimes they agreed and sometimes they argued, always keeping their eyes on the results. What did each man bring to the collaboration, and how did their six films together reflect their disparate personalities

Their friendship was as dramatic as any of their movies. It survived nine marriages, a world war, the blacklist, leeches, alcohol, and Jack L. Warner. Here is the story of these two legendary talents, their films, their lives, their foes, and their remarkable devotion to each other.

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Earlypraise forBogart and Huston:

"An unmistakable authenticity and authority pervadeevery word of Nat SegaloffsBogart and Huston.Penned withprecision andelegant audacity, this singular sensation speaks volumes of thecombined lives, careers, and films of the famed dynamic duo. Thesheer ego andseparate personas of this Tinseltown teampartnered with andexplored by Segaloffs unmatchedbehind-the-scenesinsight and literary expertisemake for aone-of-a-kind public delineation of a two-of-a-kind but very different,complex pair ofHollywood professionals. -- Herbie J. Pilato, actor/writer/producer
Others have previously examined the celebrated careers ofHumphrey Bogart and John Huston, but no one has ever packaged themtogetherin much the same way that studios still bundle creative elements. Bycounter-posing the lives of two of classic Hollywoodsmost marketable men, NatSegaloff reveals countless details about their process, not just in the moviesthey made together but asnotable artists and individuals. Chock full ofremarkable details,Bogart and Hustonis well worth the price of admission. -- Alain Silver, author of The Films of David Lean and Film Noir Fatal Women
Quotes onHumphrey Bogart and John Huston:

"He wasaboutsomething. -- Lauren Bacall on John Huston's death
"John and Bogie were like children. -- Evelyn Keyes (Huston's third wife)
"Challenge the lie until it becomes the truth. -- Writer/director Richard Brooks on John Huston's advice
"He and Huston would be a great team. They drank more than plenty. -- Katharine Hepburn on The African Queen
"Wait till you see my next picture. I play the worst sh*t you ever saw. -- Humphrey Bogart on The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
"You seem to have your life so together. . . . How do you manage to do all that and not get bored" -- John Huston to Humphrey Bogart

Author Bio

Nat Segaloffhas been a movie publicist and film critic, college instructor, broadcaster, speechwriter, and documentary filmproducer. Among his more thanthirty books are biographies of William Friedkin, Arthur Penn, Harlan Ellison, John Milius, and Paul Mazursky, as well as comprehensive works onThe Exorcist, Scarface, andRambo. He lives in Los Angeles.