• A signed photograph of Lauren Bacall at Bonhams and Butterfields in Los Angeles, California, during a preview before an auction on April 20, 2011. AFP
    A signed photograph of Lauren Bacall at Bonhams and Butterfields in Los Angeles, California, during a preview before an auction on April 20, 2011. AFP
  • Lauren Bacall rehearsing with Eivind Harum, for the musical Woman of the Year, in New York. AP
    Lauren Bacall rehearsing with Eivind Harum, for the musical Woman of the Year, in New York. AP
  • Lauren Bacall at her home in New York in 1965. AP
    Lauren Bacall at her home in New York in 1965. AP
  • Humphrey Bogart, left, and his wife, actress Lauren Bacall, appear at the Stork Club in New York. AP
    Humphrey Bogart, left, and his wife, actress Lauren Bacall, appear at the Stork Club in New York. AP
  • This 1944 file photo originally released by Warner Bros. shows actor Humphrey Bogart, right, holding actress Lauren Bacall in a scene from, To Have and Have Not. AP, Warner Bros. Pictures, File
    This 1944 file photo originally released by Warner Bros. shows actor Humphrey Bogart, right, holding actress Lauren Bacall in a scene from, To Have and Have Not. AP, Warner Bros. Pictures, File
  • This September 7, 1999 file photo shows Lauren Bacall and Kirk Douglas posing for the photographers prior to their press conference during the 25th American Film Festival in Deauville, France, where they presented their latest film Diamonds.
    This September 7, 1999 file photo shows Lauren Bacall and Kirk Douglas posing for the photographers prior to their press conference during the 25th American Film Festival in Deauville, France, where they presented their latest film Diamonds.
  • Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards, right, at a rally to save the Morosco and Helen Hayes Theatres in New York. AP
    Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards, right, at a rally to save the Morosco and Helen Hayes Theatres in New York. AP
  • Burt Reynolds and Lauren Bacall pose for photographers as Reynolds holds his Golden Globe that he won for best supporting actor in a motion picture for the film Boogie Nights, at the 55th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, in January 18, 1999. Reuters
    Burt Reynolds and Lauren Bacall pose for photographers as Reynolds holds his Golden Globe that he won for best supporting actor in a motion picture for the film Boogie Nights, at the 55th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, in January 18, 1999. Reuters
  • A 1954 screen shot of US actress Lauren Bacall. Baron / Getty Images
    A 1954 screen shot of US actress Lauren Bacall. Baron / Getty Images
  • Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Roger Willis with their awards at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences inaugural Governors Awards at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California. AFP
    Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Roger Willis with their awards at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences inaugural Governors Awards at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California. AFP
  • It has been reported that actress Lauren Bacall has died of a stroke. She was 89 years old. 1962: American actress Lauren Bacall with her second husband, Jason Robards and their baby son Sam, who grew up to follow his parents into show business. William Lovelace / Express / Getty Images
    It has been reported that actress Lauren Bacall has died of a stroke. She was 89 years old. 1962: American actress Lauren Bacall with her second husband, Jason Robards and their baby son Sam, who grew up to follow his parents into show business. William Lovelace / Express / Getty Images
  • In this 1945 file photo, Vice President Harry S. Truman plays the piano as actress Lauren Bacall lies on top of it during her appearance at the National Press Club canteen in Washington. AP
    In this 1945 file photo, Vice President Harry S. Truman plays the piano as actress Lauren Bacall lies on top of it during her appearance at the National Press Club canteen in Washington. AP
  • Lauren Bacall with Henry Kissinger and actor Henry Fonda at a party to launch her autobiography, By Myself at the Palace Theater in New York. AP
    Lauren Bacall with Henry Kissinger and actor Henry Fonda at a party to launch her autobiography, By Myself at the Palace Theater in New York. AP

In pictures: the life of Lauren Bacall

Mark Asquith

August 13, 2014

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We take a look back through the life and times of the legendary Lauren Bacall.

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