Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall (, born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks. She was named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute, and received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009, "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures". Bacall began her career as a model before making her film debut as a leading lady in "To Have and Have Not" (1944). She continued
To Have and Have Not The narrative is told from multiple viewpoints, at different times, by different characters, and the characters' names are frequently supplied under the chapter headings to indicate who is narrating that chapter. "To Have and Have Not" began as a short story—published as "One Trip Across" in "Cosmopolitan" in 1934—introducing the character Harry Morgan. A second story was written and published in "Esquire" in 1936, at which point, Hemingway decided to write a novel about Harry Morgan. Unfortunately, the writing of the novel coincided with the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. "To Have and Have Not" was published by Scribner's