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Humphrey Bogart

Actor Humphrey Bogart

Profession: Actor

Nationality:
United States of America
American

Biography: Cultural icon for his starring roles in "The Maltese Falcon", "Casablanca", and "The Big Sleep".

Born: December 25, 1899
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Capricorn

Died: January 14, 1957 (aged 57)
Cause of Death: Cancer of the esophagus

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Married Life

  • 1945-05-21 American actor Humphrey Bogart (44) weds (his fourth time) American actress Lauren Bacall (20) at Malabar Farm, Lucas, Ohio; until his death in 1957

Historical Events

  • 1939-10-28 Warner Bros, releases gangster film "The Roaring Twenties", directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart
  • 1941-10-03 "The Maltese Falcon" directed by John Huston and based on Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, premieres in New York City
  • 1942-11-26 "Casablanca" directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman premieres at Hollywood Theater, NYC (Academy Awards Best Picture 1943)
  • 1946-08-23 "The Big Sleep" directed by Howard Hawks and starring Humphrey Bogart (Philip Marlowe) and Lauren Bacall, premieres
  • 1948-01-15 "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", film based on B. Traven's novel, directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart premieres
  • 1951-12-26 "The African Queen", directed by John Huston and based on the 1935 novel of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, is released in LA, California (Academy Awards Best Actor 1952)
  • 1952-02-20 "African Queen" film directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn is released in the US
  • 1952-03-20 24th Academy Awards: "An American in Paris", Humphrey Bogart and Vivien Leigh win
  • 1954-09-29 "Barefoot Contessa" film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart premieres at the Capitol

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