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Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, in New York City. She was the daughter of Natalie Weinstein-Bacal, a Romanian Jewish immigrant, and William Perske, who was born in New Jersey, to Polish Jewish parents. Her family was middle-class, with her father working as a salesman and her mother as a secretary. They divorced when she was five and she rarely saw her father after that.
As a school girl, she originally wanted to be a dancer, but later switched gears to head into acting. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, after attending She was educated at Highland Manor, a private boarding school in Tarrytown, New York (through the generosity of wealthy uncles), and then at Julia Richman High School, which enabled her to get her feet wet in some off-Broadway productions.
Out of school, she entered modeling and, because of her beauty, appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, one of the most popular magazines in the US. The wife of famed director Howard Hawks spotted the picture in the publication and arranged with her husband to have Lauren take a screen test. As a result, which was entirely positive, she was given the part of Marie Browning in To Have and Have Not (1944), a thriller opposite Humphrey Bogart, when she was just 19 years old. This not only set the tone for a fabulous career but also one of Hollywood's greatest love stories (she married Bogart in 1945). It was also the first of several Bogie-Bacall films.
After 1945's Confidential Agent (1945), Lauren received second billing in The Big Sleep (1946) with Bogart. The mystery, in the role of Vivian Sternwood Rutledge, was a resounding success. Although she was making one film a year, each production would be eagerly awaited by the public. In 1947, again with her husband, Lauren starred in the thriller Dark Passage (1947). The film kept movie patrons on the edge of their seats. The following year, she starred with Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, and Lionel Barrymore in Key Largo (1948). The crime drama was even more of a nail biter than her previous film.
In 1950, Lauren starred in Bright Leaf (1950), a drama set in 1894. It was a film of note because she appeared without her husband - her co-star was Gary Cooper. In 1953, Lauren appeared in her first comedy as Schatze Page in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). The film, with co-stars Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable, was a smash hit all across the theaters of America.
After filming Designing Woman (1957), which was released in 1957, Humphrey Bogart died on January 14 from throat cancer. Devastated at being a widow, Lauren returned to the silver screen with The Gift of Love (1958) in 1958 opposite Robert Stack. The production turned out to be a big disappointment. Undaunted, Lauren moved back to New York City and appeared in several Broadway plays to huge critical acclaim. She was enjoying acting before live audiences and the audiences in turn enjoyed her fine performances.
Lauren was away from the big screen for five years, but she returned in 1964 to appear in Shock Treatment (1964) and Sex and the Single Girl (1964). The latter film was a comedy starring Henry Fonda and Tony Curtis. In 1966, Lauren starred in Harper (1966) with Paul Newman and Julie Harris, which was one of former's signature films.
Alternating her time between films and the stage, Lauren returned in 1974's Murder on the Orient Express (1974). The film, based on Agatha Christie's best-selling book was a huge hit. It also garnered Ingrid Bergman her third Oscar. Actually, the huge star-studded cast helped to ensure its success. Two years later, in 1976, Lauren co-starred with John Wayne in The Shootist (1976). The film was Wayne's last - he died from cancer in 1979. In late 1979, Lauren appeared with her good friend, James Garner, in a double episode, Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (1979), of his Rockford Files series.
For Lauren's next film role, she appeared in a large ensemble film, HealtH (1980), which again paired her with James Garner, and in 1981, she played an actress being stalked by a crazed admirer in The Fan (1981). The thriller was absolutely fascinating with Lauren in the lead role, again playing opposite her good friend James Garner, making three straight screen roles with Lauren opposite James Garner. After that production, Lauren was away from films again, this time for seven years. In the interim, she again appeared on the stages of Broadway. When she returned, it was for the filming of 1988's Appointment with Death (1988) and Mr. North (1988). After 1990's Misery (1990) and several made for television films, Lauren appeared in 1996's My Fellow Americans (1996), a comedy romp with Jack Lemmon and James Garner as two ex-presidents and their escapades. In 1997, Lauren appeared in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), in one of the best roles of her later career, opposite Barbra Streisand, where Lauren was nominated as Best Actress in a Supporting Role by both the Academy and the Golden Globes, winning the Golden Globe for the role.
Despite her age and failing health, she made a small-scale comeback in the English-language dub of Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ("Howl's Moving Castle," based on the young-adult novel by Diana Wynne Jones) as the Witch of the Waste, and several other roles through 2008, but thereafter acting endeavors for the beloved actress became increasingly rare. Lauren Bacall died on 12 August 2014, five weeks short of her 90th birthday.- Arlene Martel was likely best-known (if not by name) to Star Trek (1966) fans, and possibly most television viewers of a certain age, as Spock's treacherous Vulcan betrothed, T'Pring, in the episode, Amok Time (1967).
Born Arline Greta Sax to Austrian Jewish immigrants on April 14, 1936 in New York City, she spent her early years in one of the poorest slums in the Bronx. When her mother's boss saw her poor living conditions, he personally underwrote her attendance at an upper-crust boarding school in Connecticut. At age 12, she assumed personal responsibility to audition for New York's famed High School of the Performing Arts. Not only did she gain entrance, she went on to excel at the school and graduated with the school's top drama award. Her professional career began in her teens when she landed the role of Esther in the Broadway production of 'Uncle Willie', also starring Norman Fell.
After heading to Hollywood, Martel began making guest appearances on television series such as The Untouchables (1959), Route 66 (1960) and The Twilight Zone (1959). She had the recurring role of Tiger on the situation comedy Hogan's Heroes (1965). Her facility with accents and dialects enabled her to play a wide variety of characters, earning her the nickname of "The Chameleon". Her relationship with James Dean was chronicled in Joe Hyams's biography, "The James Dean Story".
Married and divorced three times, Arlene had three children: Adam Palmer, Avra Douglas, and Jod Douglas.
Martel died at age 78 of a heart attack on August 12, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. She had battled breast cancer some years earlier. - Additional Crew
- Production Manager
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Iris Rose was born in 1930. She was a production manager, known for GoldenEye (1995), Die Another Day (2002) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). She died on 12 August 2014.- Abel Laudonio was born on 30 August 1938 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Nosotros y los miedos (1982) and The Way It Was (1974). He died on 12 August 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Marta Bohácová was born on 8 May 1936 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Dva lidi v zoo (1989), F.L. Vek (1971) and Polská krev (1978). She died on 12 August 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Erika Saucke was born on 30 May 1920. She died on 12 August 2014 in Munich, Germany.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Betti Mays was born on 3 December 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Boy! What a Girl! (1947). She was married to Ralph Cooper. She died on 12 August 2014 in Kenner, Louisiana, USA.- Additional Crew
Jimmy Zelinger was born on 22 May 1949 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He is known for Ronin (1998), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) and John Q (2002). He died on 12 August 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Vyacheslav Leonov was born on 7 November 1948 in Arkhangelsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Put (2009) and Khleb - imya sushchestvitelnoe (1988). He died on 12 August 2014.
- Although his career was short, he was very thankful to have worked with the Great Duane Graves & Justin Meeks on "Red On Yella Kil A Fella" as the "Requiem Photographer".
John Murphy died on August 12, 2014. He was 48 years old. Born July 28, 1966.
Jay (John Murphy) had to be talked into working on "Red On Yella Kil A Fella" by his brother Dan. He then ends up stealing Dan's part as the "Requiem Photographer" in a scene with the talented/prolific actor Donny Boaz who Dan worked with on "Killer School Girls from Outer Space". - Actor
- Director
Henrikas Vancevicius was born on 2 January 1924 in Kauas, Lithuania. He was an actor and director, known for Zingsniai nakti (1962) and Vincas Kreve: Skirgaila (1992). He died on 12 August 2014 in Vilnius, Lithuania.- Gino Leurini was born on 20 November 1934 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Queen of Sheba (1952), Le meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino (1952) and Cops and Robbers (1951). He died on 12 August 2014 in Rome, Italy.
- Jean Favier was born on 2 April 1932 in Paris, France. He was married to Lucie Calisti. He died on 12 August 2014 in France.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Omar Lamparter was born on 25 May 1917 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Fernsehen im Sportpalast (1953), Treffpunkt Telebar (1961) and Tanz-Café (1971). He died on 12 August 2014 in Berlin, Germany.- Steen Ankerdal died on 12 August 2014.