Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart, c. 1940

Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American film and stage actor. His performances in numerous films from the Classical Hollywood era made him a cultural icon In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him as the greatest male star of American cinema. Wikipedia

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Humphrey Bogart's father and mother close their summer cottage for the year in 1902 Sun, Oct 5, 1902 – 14 · Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, New York, United States of America) · Newspapers.comPhoto of Humphrey Bogart and other cast members of Broadway play "The Cradle Snatchers" 1925 Sun, Sep 6, 1925 – 72 · Daily News (New York, New York, United States of America) · Newspapers.comHumphrey Bogart and first wife Helen Menken get a divorce in 1927 Sat, Nov 19, 1927 – 161 · Daily News (New York, New York, United States of America) · Newspapers.comHumphrey Bogart moves from New York and Broadway to pursue a career in Hollywood Sun, Oct 19, 1930 – 39 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America) · Newspapers.comNew to Hollywood, Humphrey Bogart asks where all the wild parties are Mon, Nov 24, 1930 – Page 4 · The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California) · Newspapers.comHumphrey Bogart to divorce his second wife, Mary Phillips, in 1937 Sat, Jan 30, 1937 – Page 8 · Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.comThe 5’11” Humphrey Bogart enjoys the villain roles he is known for in many of his movies Sun, Feb 25, 1940 – 46 · The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America) · Newspapers.comHumphrey Bogart is cast as a gangster in his new 1942 movie “The Big Shot” Sun, Aug 9, 1942 – 21 · The Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee) · Newspapers.comDespite playing tough characters in past, Bogart wants to try playing a romantic hero Tue, Jan 27, 1942 – 12 · The Record (Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States of America) · Newspapers.comPhoto of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in the 1942 film “Casablanca” Thu, Mar 11, 1943 – 7 · The Daily Times (Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States of America) · Newspapers.comHumphrey Bogart is interviewed about his upbringing and his career Sun, May 7, 1944 – Page 25 · The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Weber, Utah) · Newspapers.comPhoto of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their new movie “To Have and Have Not” Thu, Mar 8, 1945 – Page 10 · Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States of America) · Newspapers.comDelay in Humphrey Bogart’s divorce to 3rd wife Mayo Methot delays his wedding to Lauren Bacall Sat, May 5, 1945 – 3 · The Austin American (Austin, Travis, Texas, United States of America) · Newspapers.comHumphrey Bogart talks about his ideas on rearing children Tue, May 24, 1949 – Page 8 · The Rhinelander Daily News (Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin) · Newspapers.comBogart discusses his current career as well as his home life with his wife and son, Stephen Sun, Jan 28, 1951 – 99 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America) · Newspapers.comBehind the scenes of filming "The African Queen" with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn Sun, Aug 12, 1951 – Page 14 · The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) · Newspapers.comPhoto of Humphrey Bogart riding a donkey in Italy; Says it was John Huston's idea Sun, Dec 13, 1953 – Page 93 · The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America) · Newspapers.comHumphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn in the 1954 movie “Sabrina” Wed, Oct 6, 1954 – 53 · The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America) · Newspapers.comPhoto of Humphrey Bogart with his wife Lauren Bacall, son Stephen, and daughter Leslie Tue, Jan 15, 1957 – Page 6 · The Morning News (Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States of America) · Newspapers.comObituary for Humphrey Bogart, who died on January 14, 1957, due to cancer Tue, Jan 15, 1957 – 3 · Elmira Advertiser (Elmira, New York, United States of America) · Newspapers.comHumphrey Bogart tops American Film Institute's list of male screen legends in 1999 Thu, Jun 17, 1999 – 14 · The Monitor (McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States of America) · Newspapers.com