Lauren Bacall screen test for "To Have and Have Not". Hawks asked his secretary to find out more about her, but the secretary misunderstood and sent Bacall a ticket to come to Hollywood for the audition. After meeting Bacall in Hollywood, Hawks immediately signed her to a seven-year contract, with a weekly salary of $100, and personally began to manage her career. He changed her first name to Lauren, and she chose "Bacall" (a variant of her mother's maiden name) as her screen surname. Slim Hawks also took Bacall under her wing, dressing Bacall stylishly and guiding her in matters of elegance,
Lauren Schacher Amy Schumer, Emma Thompson, Ava DuVernay, Lucille Ball, Lauren Bacall and Lexi Alexander. In 2014, Schacher co-founded the "Chicks Who Script" podcast with writers Emily Blake and Maggie Levin discuss women filmmakers and the films, web series, and TV shows they make. Recording 22 episodes in 2014, guests of the podcast have included Rose McGowan, Nicole Perlman, Franklin Leonard, writer Keto Shimizu and film director Lexi Alexander. Lauren Schacher Lauren Schacher (born August 2, 1985) is an American actress and screenwriter most known for her role in Paul Schrader's "The Canyons" and as a co-founder of podcast "Chicks Who Script".