Lauren Bacall: A Bio-Bibliography

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Lauren Bacall's life has been widely covered by the media ever since her screen debut in "To Have and Have Not" with Humphrey Bogart in 1944. This volume aims to be a comprehensive critical guide to all aspects of Miss Bacall's career in film, radio, television and stage. Her personal life, no less extraordinary, with marriages to Bogart and Jason Robards, is documented in a biographical essay. This volume provides cast and production credits, plot synopses, review excerpts of all film, radio and stage appearances, with a detailed, annotated bibliography for additional research. Lauren Bacall is a living screen legend. She has excelled in all aspects of show business from movies to her first love, the Broadway stage. Her romance with Bogey thrilled the nation. Dubbed "the look" by the press, her every move was well-recorded in the papers and fan magazines. Though she was more famous as Mrs. Bogart, she continued to act in films. After Bogart's death in 1957, Bacall put their two children and her work above all else. Standing on her own merits, rather than as half of a famous team, she achieved critical acclaim on Broadway in "Applause" and "Woman of the Year".

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This thorough, well-organized, well-documented reference is a good purchase for public and academic libraries with film collections.-ARBA
"This thorough, well-organized, well-documented reference is a good purchase for public and academic libraries with film collections."-ARBA

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BRENDA SCOTT ROYCE is a freelance writer and performing arts researcher. She served as President of Star Data Research in New York from 1985 to 1988 and is a graduate of the Sarasota Visual and Performing Arts Center. She is the author of Donna Reed: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1990) and The Hogan's Heroes Book.