Lauren Bacall for "To Have and Have Not" (1944), Bacall was so nervous that, to minimize her quivering, she pressed her chin against her chest, faced the camera, and tilted her eyes upward. This effect, which came to be known as "The Look", became another Bacall trademark, along with her sultry voice. Bacall's character in the film used Slim Hawks' nickname "Slim", and Bogart used Howard Hawks' nickname "Steve". The on-set chemistry between the two was immediate according to Bacall. She and Bogart (who was married at the time to Mayo Methot) began a romantic relationship several weeks into shooting. Bacall's role
Lauren Bacall Woman" to solid reviews. The musical comedy was her second feature with director Vincente Minnelli and was released in New York on May 16, 1957, four months after Bogart's death on January 14. Bacall appeared in two more films in the 1950s: the Jean Negulesco-directed melodrama "The Gift of Love" (1958), which co-starred Robert Stack; and the adventure film "North West Frontier" (1959), which was a box office hit. Bacall was seen in only a handful of films in the 1960s. She starred on Broadway in "Goodbye, Charlie" in 1959, and went on to have a successful on-stage career in