Dolores Moran the cover of such magazines as "Yank". She was given supporting roles in films, such as "Old Acquaintance" (1943) with Bette Davis. Warner Bros. attempted to increase interest in her, promoting her along with Lauren Bacall as a new screen personality when Bacall was cast alongside Humphrey Bogart in "To Have and Have Not" (1944). The film made a star of Bacall, but Moran languished, and subsequent films did little to further her career. "The Horn Blows at Midnight" (1945) gave her a leading role with Jack Benny and Alexis Smith, but her film appearances after this were sporadic, and
Lauren Bacall in the film noir genre with appearances with Humphrey Bogart in "The Big Sleep" (1946), "Dark Passage" (1947), and "Key Largo" (1948), and starred in the romantic comedies "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953), with Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable, as well as "Designing Woman" (1957), with Gregory Peck. She co-starred with John Wayne in his final film, "The Shootist" (1976), by Wayne's personal request. Bacall also worked on Broadway in musicals, earning Tony Awards for "Applause" (1970) and "Woman of the Year" (1981). She won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance