Lauren Bacall, who starred in such screen classics as “The Big Sleep” and won two Tony Awards, found fame fast after her 1944 debut, and wed Humphrey Bogart in 1945. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)
Bacall and Bogart arrive at Los Angeles’ Union Station upon their return to California after wedding in Ohio. Bacall is blowing on a small whistle attached to her bracelet. (L. Maxine Reams / Los Angeles Times)
Gregory Peck tries to explain himself to an upset Lauren Bacall in a scene from the 1957 film “Designing Woman.” The film’s production occurred while Bacall’s husband’s health was deteriorating. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Getty Images)
Lauren Bacall released her second autobiography, “Now,” in 1994 (she had won a National Book Award for the first, “By Myself”) and appeared in Robert Altman’s “Pret a Porter,” released in the U.S. as “Ready to Wear.” (Bruce Gilbert / For The Times)
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Bacall is surrounded by admirers in her Hyatt Regency Hotel suite on March 26, 1997. Later she was the honored guest at a benefit luncheon for the Pacific Symphony. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Theater director Walter Bobbie poses with his Tony Award for director of a musical for “Chicago” with Bacall, who presented the award during the 1997 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. Bacall was a Tony winner herself, in 1970 and 1981. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP)
Old drama school buddies Bacall and Kirk Douglas pal around before a screening of their film “Diamonds” at the Deauville American Film Festival in France on Sept. 7, 1999. (Mychele Daniau / AFP)
Bacall, left, Kate Bosworth, Amy Adams, Julie Taymor and Diane Lane attend Elle magazine’s Women in Hollywood event at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills on Oct. 15, 2007. She was an idol for younger generations of actresses. (Jeff Vespa / WireImage.com)
