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 Chicago theatre, Bacall won the Sarah Siddons Award in 1972, and again in 1984. In 1976, she co-starred with John Wayne in "The Shootist". The two became friends, despite significant political differences between them. They had also worked together in "Blood Alley" (1955). In 1981, Bacall appeared in star vehicle "The Fan". While the film received mixed reviews, her performance got a favorable reception, Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" writing about her character of Sally Ross as "the most fully drawn, the most engaging, and the sexiest character that Miss Bacall has played on the screen since her