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Bacall

American  
[buh-kawl] / bəˈkɔl /

noun

  1. Lauren Betty Joan Perske, 1924–2014, U.S. actress.


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He and his co-writer Michael Bacall have adapted a fairly faithful version of the book, unlike the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger meathead extravaganza.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025

You mother, Lauren Bacall, says in the film that she based her career around him.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024

And if you don’t know how to whistle along, you can always consult Lauren Bacall.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

Bacall and his crew called ‘hello’ to almost every person who passed them that night, simply to watch them react.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

Students went there a lot; every spring they had a Humphrey Bogart festival, with Lauren Bacall or Katharine Hepburn, women on their own, making up their minds.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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