Lauren Bacall, one of the leading ladies of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died.
A family member confirmed the 89-year-old stage and film actress had a massive stroke on Tuesday morning at home, TMZ reports.
The sultry beauty, was known for her distinctive husky voice, shot to fame after appearing on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar as a teenager.
She starred in over 70 films including “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” “How to Marry a Millionaire” and “Designing Woman” over a career spanning several decades, the Washington Times reports.
Bacall married Humphrey Bogart in 1945 and remained with him until his 1957 death; Bacall was 20 and he was 45 at the time of their marriage.
She appeared opposite Bogart in films including “Key Largo,” “To Have and to Have Not,” and “Dark Passage.”
The actress was briefly engaged to Frank Sinatra after Bogart’s death, and was also married to actor Jason Robards for eight years.
She had three children, two with Bogart and one with Robards.
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These people were born way before my time, but I have always admired actresses from her calibre. The golden age of Hollywood epitomized all things classy and elegant - and I just wish celebrities these days can learn a thing or two from the likes of Hepburn (Audrey and Katharine!), Grace Kelly, Rita Hayworth and from the late Ms. Bacall, about having some sense of decency.
I know some of them had their own personal tragedies, but they knew how to carry themselves with such nobility and grace. They're a dying breed..
She's been my role model since I was 15 and read 'By Myself'. Love her.