RIP Lauren Bacall

[Hardbopjazz]

Lauren Bacall has died. RIP. She was a favorite of mine. One of my all time favorite movies was Key Largo with Humphrey Bogart.

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/lauren-bacall-star-of-hollywoods-golden-age-dies-at-89-1201281523/#

You notice that deaths come in three, Robin Williams, now Lauren Bacall.

Edited August 13, 2014 by Hardbopjazz

[jazzbo]

Well, she had a full life. My new gal shares a birthdate with her, I've always remembered that ever since I first met my gal 35 years ago.

Bacall was a very good actress! R.I.P.

[kinuta]

Sad to hear that but it's to be expected at her age. She'll live on in her films.

[Larry Kart]

Watched "To Have and Have Not" the night before last. A perfect movie. Slim and Steve.

[Chuck Nessa]

If I'd known she was still alive, I might have started taking Cialis, or some such. :-)

[Jazzmoose]

Sure outlived Bogart by a stretch.

[Hot Ptah]

_{I love her performance in The Big Sleep, one of the greatest films ever in my opinion.}

[jes1982]

With the sad news regarding Robin Williams, I totally missed this.

Looked at her list of credits. Totally don't remember her cameo (?) in The Sopranos.

[sidewinder]

Sad news. She got a pretty high profile over the years on TV over here, often being interviewed for her recollections of Bogart etc.

Edited August 13, 2014 by sidewinder

[mikeweil]

Her voice was something else - one to hear and ..... R.I.P. - I'll never forget that sound.

[Big Beat Steve]

There cannot have been many female celebs who managed to age with such style and class the way she did.

RIP

Edited August 13, 2014 by Big Beat Steve

[king ubu]

Sure outlived Bogart by a stretch.

He was double her age when they met ... love the films they made together!

She had a long life ... and had some great parts late in her career too (such as in Lars von Trier's "Dogville" - she was pretty darn great there, I found).

[Ted O'Reilly]

Her voice was something else - one to hear and ..... R.I.P. - I'll never forget that sound.

Her speaking voice, yes! But the story (possibly apochryphal) is that a very young Andy Williams recorded the vocal tracks for Ms. Bacall... Anyone know for sure?

[duaneiac]

She is rightfully a screen legend.

I saw her on stage in the musical Woman Of The Year. She wasn't exactly what one would call a singer, but she could put the songs over by sheer dint of personality.

I like the old radio series, Bold Venture, she and Bogart did together. Not great drama by any means, but more of that wonderful interplay by the two stars.

[Larry Kart]

Her voice was something else - one to hear and ..... R.I.P. - I'll never forget that sound.

Her speaking voice, yes! But the story (possibly apochryphal) is that a very young Andy Williams recorded the vocal tracks for Ms. Bacall... Anyone know for sure?

The answer apparently is “no.”

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037382/faq

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/26/entertainment/la-et-mn-andy-williams-movie-lauren-bacall-20120926

If we believe Williams’ account, he did dub her voice for “How Little We Know,” but her actual singing voice was used in the film because his dubbed version did not match her speaking voice closely enough.

Further:

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/02/movies/l-dubbing-bacall-it-says-it-right-here-116548.html

[Jazzmoose]

I like the old radio series, Bold Venture, she and Bogart did together. Not great drama by any means, but more of that wonderful interplay by the two stars.

I've never heard them, but a quick search tells me that they're available on the net. Thanks for the tip!