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Humphrey DeForest Bogart

(1899-1957)

Bogart was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest male star of classic American cinema.

The film's budget was $1.6 million and at the box office the film made $5.3 million. The film premiered in NYC on October 11, 1944. Critics specifically mentioned Lauren Bacall's peerformane and the chemistry between Bogart and Bacall on screen. They began an off-screen relationship several weeks into production and married in 1945 after the film's release. To Have and Have Not was one of the top 10 grossing films of 1944.

Some of Lauren Bacalls lines became renowned in movie history. Bacall while looking at Bogart in To Have and Have Not .. spoke these infamous words ..

"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."

This quote is ranked at #34 on AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movie Quotes list. When Humphrey Bogart was buried, Bacall put a gold whistle with the inscription .. If you want anything, just whistle" in his coffin .. a nod to her line in their first film together.

Lauen Bacall

(circa 1945)

(1924-2014)

Twenty year old Bacall poses with Vice President, Harry W. Truman as he plays for servicemen at the National Press Club Canteen in Washington, D.C.

Circa February 10, 1945

Betty Joan Perske was an American actress. She was named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute. She received an Academy Honorary Award in 2009 in recognition of her contribution to the Golden Age of motion pictures. Becall was one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollyood cinema. Bogie and Bacall continued making films together with appearances in The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947) and Key Largo (1948). While in Hollywood, director, Howard Hawks gave Lauren her first name and she chose Bacall, a variant of her mother's maiden name, Weinstein-Bacal. After meeting Bacall in Hollywood, Hawks immediately signed Bacall to a seven-year contract with a weekly salary of $100 and personally began to manage her career.