Lauren Bacall: By Myself
by Lauren Bacall
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Author: Lauren BacallEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1985-10-12
ISBN: 0345333217
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: "You'll fall in love with her..."
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best autobiographies/memoirs I've ever come across. And, I'm not saying that because I am a great Bogart/Bacall fan, but because Betty (Ms. Bacall's real name) can write--this is one great book!
It's not a drag out all the dirty laundry type of book--it's a straightforward look back at her life as a Jewish girl from Brooklyn who came from a broken home, fiercely loved by her mother and her extended family. Far from being a stage mother, Betty's mother, Natalie, helped her daughter get the things she wanted, by hard work and sacrifice.
After a short modeling career, Betty was discovered by director Howard Hawks' wife, Slim, and Betty was under personal contract. She was slated to star in "To Have and Have Not," and there met the man she'd later marry--Humphrey Bogart. Her years with him are best described by Betty, and it's so sad that Bogie died too soon--I think they would have been a couple that grew old together.
After Bogie's death, her life and career were in a state of flux for some time--an affair with Sinatra, her short-lived marriage to Jason Robards, and her decision to go it alone. She finds success on Broadway, and a rebirth happens--she's back in the spotlight, where she so rightfully belongs.
I recommend this book highly, along with her sequel: "Lauren Bacall: Now." A classy dame, and as Bogie once said: "She's a real Joe. You'll fall in love with her like everyone else."
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