Humphrey Bogart in "Watch on the Rhine". The film vaulted Bogart from fourth place to first in the studio's roster, finally overtaking James Cagney. By 1946 he'd more than doubled his annual salary to over $460,000, making him the highest-paid actor in the world. Between 1943 and 1944, Bogart went on the United Service Organizations and War Bond tours accompanied by Methot, enduring arduous travels to Italy and North Africa, including Casablanca. Bogart met Lauren Bacall while filming "To Have and Have Not" (1944), a loose adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway novel. The movie has many similarities with "Casablanca"—the same enemies, the
Christmas Is Almost Here Christmas Is Almost Here Christmas Is Almost Here is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 25th album, 21st studio album, and first Christmas album. The album was released on October 22, 2002, and peaked at #49 on "Billboard"'s Top Holiday Albums chart. "Christmas Is Almost Here" has been released in three different editions. The album was first released in 2002, then in 2003, it was re-released as "Christmas Is Almost Here Again" with two bonus tracks, "White Christmas" and "Forgive". The third release came in 2010, when Borders released special limited copies with the track "The Night Before Christmas", which came from Simon's