Lauren Bacall (Betty Joan Perske)

Upon feeling terribly ill on Monday, I cozied my self up on the sofa for a little How to Marry a Millionaire staring Grable, Bacall, & Monroe.  If you've yet to see it, do yourself a favor and do so.  Not only are the clothes jaw dropping-ly gorgeous, the sets are impeccable and it's a fun little satirical romp on the female gender when it comes to relationships.
I've always thought Lauren Bacall to be drop dead gorgeous.  Always a vision of perfection paired with that sultry deep voice.  She seemed like a gal that knew what she wanted.
It seemed almost fortuitous that tonight I happen to catch Bacall on Bogart in which Bacall speaks on Humphrey's life & films (including the many they stared in together).

A post on Lauren and her beauty would be anything less than fitting.

"It  was 1944. I was 19, brand new in Hollywood and under personal contract to director Howard Hawks. Now, Howard had told me he wanted me to be in a movie with either Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. I thought, "Wow, Cary Grant!" I'd already tested for To Have And Have Not and was going to be in it with, of course, Bogey's approval. One day I was going into Hawks' office, and Bogey was on his way out. As we passed, he said, "Oh by the way, I saw your test ... We'll have a lot of fun together." He was right about that. "

"For myself, I can only say that he changed me. He was my teacher my husband, my friend. In his life and his work, Bogey was integrity, truth, and courage. He taught me how to live. That it was okay to trust. He taught me to keep going no matter what. He did. And he is. "

xo

erin