Humphrey Bogart

[poppie]

Did you know the reason he kept putting his finger and thumb up to the corners of his mouth was to make certain white liquid medicine for indigestion was not present? He was married three times before Betty Joan Perske (Lauren Bacall) became his wife.

Bogart was raised in a very well to do family, sent to the best schools and was expelled from Phillips Academy in preparation for medical studies at Yale. Bogart joined the Navy, was injured while escorting a prisioner, and that injury resulted in partial paralysis and lisp.

Bogart and Becall married on May 21, 1945 and lived in Beverly Hills. Their pets included 14 chickens, eight ducks, and a large dog. They had two children and remained married until his death on January 14,1957.

Bogart was one of Hollywoods best golfers. His son Stephen is named after the character in TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. His daughter Leslie is named after actor Leslie Howard. Becall put the gold whistle for TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT with Bogart when he was cremated.

Anyone out there have any interesting stories thay can add about this very complex man?

[Bidmor]

The whistle scene in To Have And Have Not...one the most best....too hot for words. I guess that's why the whistle.

[poppie]

Becall says to Bogart, do you know how to whistle???????????? You put your lips together and blow. As sexy as scene as ever been filmed.

[Bidmor]

Yeah, and Bacall was 19 at the time, wasn't she?

Then after she left the room, the closeup of Bogey's reaction...the muted whistle....whew...that said it all!

[knothere]

the brat pack was originated in his house while they sat around drinkin
lauren looked at them n said well dont u look like rat pack

[knothere]

www.porthalcyon.com/.../200505/ratpack03.shtml

about the rat pack n bogie n bacall

[knothere]

[Kathyf]

I loved him. I read His coffin contains a small, gold whistle, put there by his wife, Lauren Bacall.
STEPHEN Bogart
Here is the daughter Leslie a yoga instructor.
http://www.lfnyalumni.org/en/news/no.21/53/384

[hell0kitty]

i heard or read somewhere that bogart was the original baby picked to represent the baby icon in the old gerber baby food ads===

[John Trim]

i heard or read somewhere that bogart was the original baby picked to represent the baby icon in the old gerber baby food ads===

I have heard this also. I think they also said his Mother was the artist that drew the original Gerber Baby and he was her model. Don't know how true it is though.

I researched then edited this post to add this link:

http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/bogart1.asp

[Rev.josh]

I thought it was Nixon

[leevancleef]

i love his movies with Bacall, especialle To Have and To have not.Some other Bogie films i enjoyed are The Petrified Forest, The African Queen, Sabrina ,The Treasure of Sierra Madre and, of course, Casablanca.

[Serendipity09]

Al Hirschfeld print

[FloridaDeathHag]

I wonder what will happen to his reputation when it's finally revealed that Bacall is a man?

[Curtis Radiohead]

I loved him. I read His coffin contains a small, gold whistle, put there by his wife, Lauren Bacall.
STEPHEN Bogart
Here is the daughter Leslie a yoga instructor.
http://www.lfnyalumni.org/en/news/no.21/53/384

Their daughter looks a lot like a homely Lauren!

[alexmack]

i heard or read somewhere that bogart was the original baby picked to represent the baby icon in the old gerber baby food ads===

This is true. He often was the model for many of his mothers paintings as well.

[John Trim]

I have the "Maltese Falcon" on DVD and watch it about once every 2 or 3 months. Also loved him in the "African Queen".

[More Cheese Please]

A Bogie Tribute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hndu-50wtPY

AFI's #1 Actor Selection- Bogart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjyiXH51SnA



Boy was he young in that last pic... ***sigh***

[More Cheese Please]

Humphrey Bogart on The Jack Benny Show

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfv-FwxKhSI

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mXx1...eature=related

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDOr7...eature=related

[PinkCadillac]

Bogie was great, especially in the Maltese Falcon.

[More Cheese Please]

Bogie was great, especially in the Maltese Falcon.

I actually have a replica of the "Falcon" on one of my mantles..... dork alert... LOL

[warmbear]

http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=1886968&song=Humphrey+Bogart+Rhumba

Lyrics:
http://www.ciras-world.com/bg/lyrics/thbr.htm

[RocketQueen]

The African Queen was my favorite.

My grandpa looked dead on like Bogart so I tear up a bit seeing him on the screen.

[Pamebabby]

Good actor, I can watch Bogie in anything. I heard in his last days his assistant would get him up every morning, dress him nicely, and put him in a wheelchair to be able to spend time with his family. Class act.

[Lily_Aleister]

I live in the apartment building in Hollywood that Bogart once lived in.

[salvatore1989]

Play it again Sam, ....Rest In Peace

Loved him in "The Big Sleep". One of my favorite movies.

[cindyt]

RIP Mr. Bogart

[Town Without Pity]

Still love watching any of Bogarts movies....Loved African Queen. Great Actor.

[radiojane]

Bacall's memoir "By Myself" is very sweet. The way she talks about Bogart is almost heartbreaking. She also did an interview somewhere where she said something to the effect of "It's been fifty years since I lost the love of my life, and some days it feel like it's been five minutes".

Made me sniffle.

[STsFirstmate]

Bacall's memoir "By Myself" is very sweet. The way she talks about Bogart is almost heartbreaking. She also did an interview somewhere where she said something to the effect of "It's been fifty years since I lost the love of my life, and some days it feel like it's been five minutes".

Made me sniffle.

I think she was damn lucky to have had a great love in her life. I think people get married, have kids and can live their whole life without that consuming firely love. It is a rare bird and we are lucky when we find it.
Good for her, good for them. Better five minutes of that kind of love than a life time of friendly indifference.
Regards,
Mary

[salvatore1989]

The best detective movie ever!! After seeing this movie, I went out and bought a hat just like his.

[KELT]

I wonder what will happen to his reputation when it's finally revealed that Bacall is a man?

I always found it interesting that for a man who came from a bit of a background BOGART seemed attracted to women who were tough as nails.

below with wife MAYO METHOT...........

[Jerseysucks]

It's a shame they don't show his movies too often anymore.
Recently I think it was Turner Classic Movies had on The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
and the other day I caught the end of The Cain Mutiny.
Damn he was great in that.

[MunstersBabe]

Bogey as a kid...very dapper indeed.

[coconn04]

GAY FEARS MADE BOGART A RABID SEXUAL PREDATOR


Photo by: 20th Century Fox

Despite bedding over 1,000 women, Hollywood tough guy HUMPHREY BOGART feared he might be gay and contemplated suicide, a new book claims.

Sexually voracious and habitually cheating before wedding a teen LAUREN BACALL in 1945, Bogart bedded over a 1,000 women including many silver screen legends. Notches on the bedpost include Teutonic temptress MARLENE DIETRICH,,BETTE DAVIS, JEAN HARLOW and his Casablanca costar INGRID BERGMAN.

Yet, he still harbored fears he might still secretly be gay, claims a new book, Humphrey Bogart, the Making of a Legend, by Darwin Porter.

Based on unpublished memoirs and interviews with some of the actor's contemporaries, the book alleges that Bogart, the secret son of privilege, was beaten by his father, a Park Avenue surgeon, who whelped him in the face splitting his lip and giving Bogie his memorable lisp.

Bogart's first marriage to a Broadways actress was rocked by rumors of lesbian affairs and ended quickly even during the Roaring Twenties where bathtub gin and promiscuity was the order of the day.

Porter alleges in the book during Bogie's second marriage to actress Mary Philips, Bogart began to doubt his own sexuality, becoming impotent --riddled with a suicidal rage that nearly made him kill himself

Despite marrying Bogart, Phillips insisted on openly maintaining previous relationships with her lovers right in front of Bogart! The haughty free-lover spent the night before wedding Bogie with one of her lovers.

According to the book, Bogart told a pal, "When I can't perform she mocks and ridicules me. I should never have married her."

Bogart's marriage to his third wife, Mayo Methot, was a torrid boozy battle across Hollywood. The crazed Methot actually stabbed him him with a butcher knife.

As his screen star was on the rise, Bogart found himself a busy boy in the boudoirs of Hollywood.

At a one party he was marched upstairs by Marlene Dietrich to her secret chambers, the book claims, and his first attempt to seduce young costar Bette Davis was interrupted when Bette's mother caught them in the act, throwing young Bogie out of their house, screaming he was "a slave to your genitalia!."

It wasn't until he met and wed teen temptress and cover girl model LAUREN BACALL on the set of To Have and Have Not in 1944 That Bogart found true love.

He made Lauren "Betty" Bacall his fourth and final wife until his death in 1957 from cancer

[STsFirstmate]

My God how many stars suffered from the gay?
LOL! .....I still think he was very sexy and he and Lauren were smoking together!
regards,
Mary

[hrhdiesel]

It will be interesting to see if Lauren lets this book get off without a verbal lashing.....

[HARLOWNUMBER1]

I doubt Lauren responds.

This writer is a known crackpot.

[candleinthewind]

Darwin Porter is not reliable. He thinks EVERYONE was gay, even people it's never been whispered about. Even if true, his sources are questionable and most of his quotes are unsourced.

[coconn04]

Darwin Porter is not reliable. He thinks EVERYONE was gay, even people it's never been whispered about. Even if true, his sources are questionable and most of his quotes are unsourced.

I did read the one book about Merv Griffin and his books does seem to verge on the scandals and about people being gay.

The article I printed does not say that Bogart acted on any homosexual urges.
Bogart did have a demanding father and most likely would have looked down on any artistic side, that Humphrey was inclined to show, as not being manly.

I could see where anyone looking for motivation into Bogart's choices might be inclined to look into this

Bogart did have demanding wives. He was also a heavy smoker and drinker.
Lauren got him when she was 19 and Bogart was 45. .
She was a good support system for him.

[erictheking97]

I wonder what will happen to his reputation when it's finally revealed that Bacall is a man?

yeah is somewhat very manish

[MrsE1981]

I love love love Lauren... she's fabulous.

[STsFirstmate]

I love love love Lauren... she's fabulous.

Me too! She makes me whistle! You know how to whistle don't you? You put your lips together and blow!
regards,
Mary