She could not have died at a worse time
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KrazeeforKittiez — 11 years ago(August 14, 2014 11:53 AM)
He was still working, was younger and he killed himself. I think the shock value is partly why he may be getting more publicity.
Also, she would have been 90 this year. I believe she was retired and had lived a nice long life.
Now, everyone mentioned in "Vogue" is gone.
RIP Miss Bacall; you are a true legend. Oops! just saw an old nterview and she said she did not like that word. Well, she will always be remembered as long as they show her movies.
I had the chance to work with Michael Jackson who was as brilliant as they come.
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chihuahuaboydh-724-612855 — 11 years ago(August 16, 2014 12:47 PM)
I agree with you, Gandolph. The only reason Ms. Bacall'a death is being ignored, is because of the nature & circumstances of Robin Williams' death. Plus, Mr. Williams had been active in the entertainment industry since the late 1970s, while Lauren Bacall had been retired from acting since the early 1980s. Not to take anything away from either of these wonderful enter5b4tainers, though.
R.I.P., Lauren Bacall.
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jf_moran49 — 11 years ago(August 23, 2014 07:16 PM)
You are incorrect Lauren Bacall was "retired from acting since the early 1980s." She was still a working actress at the time of her death. In fact, this year she voiced a character on the FOX animated series "Family Guy."
A simple perusal of her resume here on on IMDB.com will show you Miss Bacall had many projects since the early 1980s, including several films, among them a supporting role in Stephen King's "Misery" (1990) that starred James Caan and Kathy Bates; as well the starring role in 1981's "The Fan," with her good friend the late James Garner.
Bacall won her second Tony Award (for "Woman of the Year") in 1981. Her first and only Oscar nomination, for the Barbra Streisand-directed "The Mirror Has Two Faces," was in 1996. And she portrayed the elderly heiress Doris Duke in a television film in 1999, co-starring with Richard Chamberlain.
Bacall also did a lot of voice work (including for PBS) from the 1980s up until the year of her death, owing to her distinctive low-register voice and precise diction and enunciation skills. In the 1980s she also famously filmed several TV commercials for the now-defunct, decaffeinated coffee brand "High Point," several of which are viewable on You Tube. To a person such as Betty Bacall, retirement was one word not in her vocabulary so long as she was physically able to work in a profession about which she was passionate. She always said her great love, after family, was her work.
Bacall authored a second memoir, "Now," in 1996, then in 2005 "By Myself & Then Some," a revised edition of 1978's award-winning "By Myself," her first memoir.
By the way, I saw Miss Bacall on stage at the Colonial Theater in Boston in November 1999, in the out-of-town tryout run for the Broadway-bound production of Noel Coward's "Waiting in the Wings," which also co-starred Rosemary Harris and the late Barnard Hughes. So I may personally attest to Bacall not having been "retired from acting since the early 1980s." -
MrsJove — 11 years ago(August 17, 2014 02:10 AM)
R.I.P. B. Lauren Bacall! R.I.P JMS! I see where you're coming from. I know that at the end of the year, for New Years Eve they'll show the "ones we lost this year" and that's that. I too felt for Farrah Fawcett, it was overshadowed by MJ's death. Tragic death. That's just the way it is. Same in Mexico, a celebrity of the Era5b4 Dorada ( Golden Age) of Mexican Cinema had passed on, and it was put aside because of Justin Beebers problems. I was like whaaat? But that's just the way it is. The way I see it, its like out with the old in with the new. Neither one of all these celebs are better than one another ( I mean as a human life, not in acting or careers ) its just one is more current than the other. We're bound to see many actors from back then pass on, and some younger ones like Robin W. wether natural circumstances, suicides, od's etc, but the most recent celebs will have more "air time" than the older ones. I hope nothing happens to Betty White soon, but I think shell be talked about more than let's say the other "Golden Girls", its just the way it is. And if a Hollywood hotmess at the time of her passing is showing naked selfies of her/himself that'll probably topple over a bit of recognition of their film/tv career achievments. Well this is my opinion, not a concrete fact. This is how I see it.
RIP Lauren Bacall one of my faves from the old days of cinema.
PS. Sorry for the mini rant.
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fifacup84 — 11 years ago(August 24, 2014 04:59 PM)
I actually think Robin Williams was a nicer kinder person off screen than Lauren Bacall was. Baccall apparently was well known for being rude and b*tchy to others, for seemingly no apparent reason. I've heard plenty of stories about how difficult and mean she was to people she perceived as lower than herself. This is in contrast to Robin Williams, who not only supported charities without publicity, but treated everyone, including normal people, with kindness and dignity. Baccall may have bee a Hollywood legend, but her diva behaviour was typical Hollywood. Williams was much more rare, nearly everyone loved him, off screen and on.
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jac91604 — 9 years ago(September 10, 2016 11:42 AM)
fifacup, you are correct.
I saw it first hand when I was at USC in the early 90. She came there for a luncheon and than to speak.
Was quite excited to see her, but was very disappointed in her behavior.
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Zethster — 11 years ago(December 22, 2014 11:02 AM)
I never was a big fan of Robin Williams, so the passing of Lauren Bacall touched me a lot more, than that of Williams. Sadly, her death was just a footnote, compared to Williams' death. Especially in a country like Denmark, where only few people actually know who she was. She was a great talent, and she IS missed. She gave THE best acceptance speech for an academy award, I've ever seen. May you rest in peace, and finally be together w1908ith Bogie.
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Howlin Wolf — 10 years ago(May 27, 2015 10:24 AM)
Death is not a competition. Her fans will miss her, just as people who did not know of her or did not care for her perhaps won't, so much She will always be remembered by the people who appreciated her, and that is all that anybody could ask.
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myndchanger — 9 years ago(August 25, 2016 09:10 PM)
Lauren Bacall and Robin Williams died within two days of each other. Many of us know and will remember, and tell our children and grandchildren about these people. TCM is still up and running and will show these people at their best.