Which actress was married to Humphrey Bogart from 1945 until his death?

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Lauren Bacall was married to Humphrey Bogart from 1945 until his death in 1957.

Bacall and Bogart met while making To Have and Have Not, released in 1944. Bacall was 19 and making her film debut, while Bogart was already an established star. They married on May 21, 1945, at Lucas, Ohio, and remained together until Bogart died of esophageal cancer on January 14, 1957.

Their partnership became one of classic Hollywood’s most famous romances. They appeared together in four films: To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage, and Key Largo. Their screen chemistry, particularly in the first two films, helped make both their fictional and real-life relationship enduring subjects of film history.

The couple had two children, Stephen and Leslie. Bacall had a son, Sam, from her later marriage to Jason Robards. Bacall and Bogart are sometimes confused with other classic Hollywood couples, but their shared films and marriage make their story especially distinctive.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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