Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014

LC control no.	n 85136525
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Bacal, Betty, 1924-2014 Bacall, Betty, 1924-2014 Bogart, Betty, 1924-2014 Perske, Betty Joan, 1924-2014 Robards, Betty, 1924-2014 バコール, ローレン, 1924-2014
Biography/History note	Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) was an American actress.
Birth date	1924-09-16
Death date	2014-08-12
Place of birth	Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Place of death	New York (N.Y.)
Profession or occupation	Actors
Special note	Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project. Non-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found in	Quirk, L.J. Lauren Bacall, 1986. LC data base, 1/13/86 (hdg.: Bacall, Lauren, 1924- ) Royce, B.S. Lauren Bacall, 1992: t.p. (Lauren Bacall) p. 1, etc. (b. 9-16-24 as Betty Joan Perske in New York City; name later changed to Betty Bacal, and later to Betty Bacall; was assigned name "Lauren" weeks before completing her first film; though credited as Lauren, has always been known as Betty to family and friends; married Humphrey Bogart in 1945 and Jason Robards in 1961) New York times (online), viewed Aug. 13, 2014 (in obituary published Aug. 12: Lauren Bacall; b. Betty Joan Perske, Sept. 16, 1924, Brooklyn; her parents were divorced when she was 6 years old, and her mother adopted the second half of her maiden name, Weinstein-Bacal; from then until her move to Hollywood, she was known as Betty Bacal; she added an "l" to her name because, she said, the single "l" caused "too much irregularity of pronunciation"; the name Lauren was given her by Howard Hawks before the release of her first film, but family and old friends called her Betty throughout her life; d. Tuesday [Aug. 12, 2014], New York, aged 89; actress whose provocative glamour elevated her to stardom in Hollywood's golden age and whose lasting mystique put her on a plateau in American culture that few stars reach; appeared in motion pictures and on stage)
Associated language	eng