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Lauren Bacall is the epitome of style, grace and wit - a timeless icon

About the Author

Lauren Bacall has been an icon for over six decades and has made over 50 films. She has various lifetime achievement awards, two Tony awards, two Golden Globes and an Oscar nomination. She has three children and lives in New York City with her beloved partner Sophie, her dog.

Reviews

'Bacall's a class act' -- Publishers Weekly 20050226 'witty and frank' -- Express 20060217 'This is an intelligent and witty autobiography' -- Notebook, Australia 20060320 'On the evidence of her memoirs she remains a fantastic character - honest, unsparing and easy to adore' Mail on Sunday"; 'What a trooper! What amazing memories of and links to a glamorous and vanished era...' Daily Mail"; 'Lauren Bacall's pacy memoir reveals a stylish, intelligent and very unusual cinema star' Scotland on Sunday"; 'Hollywood never turned out a love story up to the level of Lauren Bacall and Bogie's' Washington Post"; 'She was the kind of sex symbol a fella could swap wisecracks with and then bring home to mother' Time "magazine -- Various

'Bacall's a class act' -- Publishers Weekly 20050226 'witty and frank' -- Express 20060217 'This is an intelligent and witty autobiography' -- Notebook, Australia 20060320 'On the evidence of her memoirs she remains a fantastic character - honest, unsparing and easy to adore' Mail on Sunday"; 'What a trooper! What amazing memories of and links to a glamorous and vanished era...' Daily Mail"; 'Lauren Bacall's pacy memoir reveals a stylish, intelligent and very unusual cinema star' Scotland on Sunday"; 'Hollywood never turned out a love story up to the level of Lauren Bacall and Bogie's' Washington Post"; 'She was the kind of sex symbol a fella could swap wisecracks with and then bring home to mother' Time "magazine -- Various

Twenty-five years ago, Bacall first published her best-selling memoir of her early and midlife trials and triumphs; this new edition brings readers up to date with the same style, sensitivity, wit, and passion. Bacall's rise to fame is well known: at 18, she left New York City for Hollywood and landed the lead in To Have and Have Not, costarring Humphrey Bogart. The couple soon became lovers despite Bogart's age and the studio's rejection of their union. Nonetheless, they were happily married for ten years until Bogart succumbed to cancer. Much of the book revolves around Bacall's life with "Bogie" and her friendships with Adlai Stevenson and Frank Sinatra. Bacall also covers more recent events: divorcing Jason Robards after eight years of marriage, suffering the loss of many friends as well as her beloved mother, and earning two Golden Globe Awards. Any fan of Bacall or Bogart will want to read this update; highly recommended for both public and academic libraries.-Rosalind Dayen, South Regional Lib., Broward Cty., FL Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.