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 Bacall New York–Presbyterian Hospital. She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Bacall had an estimated $26.6 million estate. In her will, the bulk of her estate was divided among her three children: Leslie Bogart, Stephen Humphrey Bogart, and Sam Robards. Bacall also left $10,000 to her youngest son, Sam Robards, to take care of her dog, Sophie. She also gave money to two of her employees, Ilsa Hernandez and Maria Santos; Hernandez received $15,000 while Santos received $20,000. Additionally, Bacall left $250,000 each to her youngest grandsons, the sons of Sam Robards, for college. She owned artworks