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
Joan Evans (actress) The Weatherlys had a daughter on August 16, 1955. In 1984, Joan Evans and her husband signed a tribute to Crawford in "Daily Variety". Joan Evans (actress) Joan Evans (born Joan Eunson, July 18, 1934) is an American film actress. Evans's parents were Hollywood writers Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. Her father wrote the book "The Day They Gave Babies Away," which was made into the movie "All Mine to Give" (1957). She was named after actress Joan Crawford, her godmother. Evans appeared in three movies with actor Farley Granger. Her first film with him was as the title role