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2009-11-19T17:17:37Z

Lauren Bacall arriving at LAX airport with her dog to board a flight Los Angeles, California - 18.11.09

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Screen legend Lauren Bacall given Oscar for life's work

2010-02-24T05:06:17Z

<div><p>Hollywood presented its first Oscars of the awards season late Saturday, honoring screen acting legend Lauren Bacall with a statuette for her life's work in film.</p><p>"I can't believe it!" Bacall gushed, as she was awarded the Governor's Award at a ceremony that offered a foretaste of Oscar glitter and glamour.&...

Lauren Bacall, 2 others receive early Oscars

2010-02-24T05:32:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Lauren Bacall, 2 others receive early Oscars at film academy party</div><div><p>Without the burden of a live worldwide broadcast, members of the film academy threw themselves a lively yet relaxed dinner party to honor the first Oscar winners of the season.</p><p>The LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood veterans turned out in force to see Lauren Bacall, grand dame of film noir, receive an honorary Oscar at the motion picture academy's Governors Awards on Saturday night, away from TV cameras.</p><p>Bacall, 85, starred in mor...

2009 Governors Awards

2009-11-15T08:00:28Z

Actress Lauren Bacall, center, recipient of an honorary award at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2009 Governors Awards, poses with her daughter Leslie Bogart, left, and son Ste...

LAUREN BACALL arriving at The New York Film Festival closing night screening...

2009-10-13T09:19:32Z

LAUREN BACALL arriving at The New York Film Festival closing night screening of "Broken Embraces" at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York City on 10-11-2009. Photo by

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2009-10-05T10:01:45Z

Lauren Bacall hosts a lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building celebrating to honor the 125th Anniversary of the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts New York City, USA - 02.10.09

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2009-10-03T10:01:00Z

Lauren Bacall hosts a lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building celebrating to honor the 125th Anniversary of the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts New York City, USA - 02.10.09

Lauren Bacall Lights The Empire State Building

2009-10-02T12:17:40Z

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: Actress Lauren Bacall lights The Empire State Building to honor the 125th Anniversary of the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts on October 2, 2009 in John Galliano took Dior to the movies on Friday, to the heyday of the classic 1940s film noir.</p><p>First out onto the catwalk was a young Lauren Bacall look-alike with a flowing blonde mane in a trenchcoat worthy of LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lauren Bacall, whose sultry roles in film noir movies "To Have and Have Not," "The Big Sleep" and "Dark Passage" earned her Hollywood immortality, is to get an honorary Oscar.</p><p>The Board of Governors of the

2009-06-03T20:23:49Z

NEW YORK - JUNE 03: (L-R) Actress Lauren Bacall, actor/photographer Joel Grey, and T.V. personality Barbara Walters attend a celebration for the release of "1.3 - Images From My Phone" at Michael's on June 3, 2009 in New York C...

Sign of the ties: '21' Club changes dress code

2010-03-02T17:43:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Sign of the ties: No more required neckwear as NYC's famed '21' Club changes with times</div><div><p>It's the 21 Club for the 21st Century.</p><p>In a concession to changing sartorial norms, the storied Manhattan restaurant known for its traditional atmosphere and powerbroker clientele ha...

Filming Australia Was Hazardous to Hugh Jackman's Health

2010-03-01T11:43:12Z

<div><p>“Hugh [Jackman] is so at peace with himself—like a John Wayne or a Clint Eastwood—and she’s like electricity. Together, they are such a classic couple. And, well, he is the sexiest man alive!” said Australia director Baz Luhrmann, glancing in the...

'My voice is clear as a bell in every scene!' How big tobacco bought the big screen

2010-02-28T08:58:10Z

<div><p>It was the golden age of Hollywood, a time when movies defined who we were and what we did. But it was also the golden age of tobacco sponsorship, a time when tobacco companies paid stars thousands of dollars - as well as a year's supply of cigarettes - to promote their products on and off-screen.</p><p>A new report shows just how lucrative the tie-up was for some of the biggest stars of the era. In 1937-8, actors including

Lauren, Luckies and me

2010-02-28T08:59:22Z

<div><p>Like all sceptics, I am always pleasantly surprised by coincidences, and therefore was particularly so when, while relaxing in a public square, I read <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/sep/26/tobaccoindustry.smoking">the story</a> about how the makers of Lucky Strike had invested a great deal of time and money to persuade various Hollywood stars to endorse their cigarettes. The coincidence resided in the fact that, while ...

New report lifts smokescreen off Hollywood's golden era

2010-02-28T09:03:47Z

<div><p>It was known as the Golden Age of Hollywood, a time when movies defined who we were and what we did. But it was also the golden age of tobacco sponsorship of the movies, a time when the tobacco companies paid the stars of the day thousands of dollars - as well as a year's supply of cigarettes - to promote their products, on and off-screen.</p><p>A new report shows that in 1937-8 Hollywood's brightest stars, including South African-born Noel Langley (remembered today largely as screenwriter on The Wizard of Oz), is a turgid romantic comedy about theatre life in London on the eve of the Second World War. This embarrassing affair somehow managed to attract, and waste, a strong cast that ...

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