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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lauren Bacall (* 16. September 1924 in New York City als Betty Joan Perske) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Lauren Bacall war das einzige Kind von Natalie Weinstein-Bacal, die später ihren Nachnamen in Bacall änderte, und William Perske. Beide waren jüdischen Glaubens, ihre Vorfahren stammten aus Polen, Frankreich, Rumänien und Deutschland. Sie trennten sich, als Bacall fünf Jahre alt war. Ihre Mutter ermunterte sie, klassischen Tanz zu studieren und brachte sie später an die American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Betty nahm den Nachnamen ihrer Mutter und den Vornamen Lauren an, gab die Schule auf und ging zum Film. Die hoffnungsvolle Schauspielerin hatte Glück: Ende der 1930er und anfangs der 1940er waren starke Frauencharaktere wie Bette Davis und Barbara Stanwyck sehr gefragt. Diese beiden definierten auch die klassische Frauenrolle neu; Frauen durften plötzlich kraftvoll und nicht nur einfach unergründlich sein. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924) is an American film and stage actress and model, known for her husky voice and sultry looks. She first emerged as leading lady in the film noir genre, including appearances in The Big Sleep (1946) and Dark Passage (1947), as well as a comedienne in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and Designing Woman (1957). Bacall has also worked in the Broadway musical, gaining Tony Awards for Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981. Her performance in the movie The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. In 1999, Bacall was ranked as one of the 25 actresses on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars list by the American Film Institute. In 2009, she was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive an Academy Honorary Award at the inaugural Governors Awards. Born in New York City, Bacall was the only child of Natalie Weinstein-Bacal, a secretary who later legally changed her surname to Bacall, and William Perske, who worked in sales. Her parents were Jewish immigrants, their families having come from Poland, Romania and Germany. She is a cousin of Shimon Peres, current President and former Prime Minister of Israel. Her parents divorced when she was five, and she took her mother's last name, Bacall. Bacall no longer saw her father and formed a close bond with her mother, whom she took with her to California when she became a movie star. Bacall and Howard Hawks, 1943Bacall took lessons at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. During this time, she became a theatre usher and worked as a fashion model. As Betty Bacall, she made her acting debut, at age 17, on Broadway in 1942, as a walk-on in Johnny 2 X 4. According to her a... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=261087 ... Read more

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Vocal Selections Music Paperback Book for Musical Comedy Woman of the Year, starring Lauen Bacall & Harry Guardino. ... Read more

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Hand signed publicity photo of actress Lauren Bacall.Lauren Bacall (born September 16, 1924) is an American film and stage actress and model. Known for her husky voice and sultry looks, she became a fashion icon in the 1940s and has continued acting to the present day.She is perhaps best known for being a film noir leading lady in films such as The Big Sleep (1946) and Dark Passage (1947), as well as a comedienne, as seen in 1953's How to Marry a Millionaire. Bacall also enjoyed success starring in the Broadway musicals Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981.ITEM COMES WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY ... Read more

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Presenting Lauren Bacall in "Applause", A New Musical, based no the film "All About Eve". Contains sheet music and lyrics to 14 songs. Plot: An aspiring actress, whose sugar-coated appearance belies her ruthless drive, worms herself into the life of an aging star and schemes to replace her on the stage as the star of a new play. The strength of "All About Eve" so soundly conceived and executed on the screen, lay in the timelessness of its basic story. This story has a universal appeal and instant recognition which could be transferred to any period or locale and still retain its essential quality. It is a tale of treachery, the humble underling, subtly boring from within to unseat and usurp the figure of power on the throne, told in terms of the witty, glamorous theatre star and the mousy, adoring girl from the sticks who ingratiates herself into the star's private world, and then systematically attempts to take over her career, her lover and her life. ... Read more

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This anthology of the films of Lauren Bacall captures her many facets through such classics as "The Big Sleep", "To Have and Have Not" and "How to Marry a Millionaire". It contains hundreds of stills which demonstrate her progression from an anonymous theatrical beauty to the star she became. ... Read more

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Excellent Biography
Lauren Bacall writes an excellent biography.Well written, Interesting, Loved it.I would recommend it. ... Read more