The Life Cycle of a Star Image: Lauren Bacall from Ingenue to Hollywood Legend

Part 2: The Ownership of Images

In comparison to some of her contemporaries, like Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Audrey Hepburn, Bacall's screen presence was not particularly prolific.  Her emergence in the public eye occurred on the cusp of major sociocultural and economic shifts in the United States that were reflected in the entertainment industry.  After Bacall's high-profile marriage to top actor Humphrey Bogart, she allowed her work to take a backseat to her private life, and her minimal professional visibility during this time hindered her ability to maintain a viable career after Bogart's death in 1957.  Bacall instead found steady employment on Broadway stage through the 1960s and 1970s, winning a Tony Award along the way for her starring performance in Applause (1970). 

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