Legendary actress Lauren Bacall, an icon of Hollywood’s golden age who starred in a series of classic movies, largely opposite her husband Humphrey Bogart, died last night aged 89, her family has announced.
“With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren Bacall,” the Bogart estate confirmed in a brief statement on Twitter Tuesday afternoon:
With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren Bacall. pic.twitter.com/B8ZJnZtKhN
— BogartEstate (@HumphreyBogart) August 12, 2014
The media reports said Bacall had died after suffering a stroke at her home in New York Tuesday morning.
She appeared in classic films like The Big Sleep and Key Largo and acted through her 70s and 80s. Her last credited work was providing a voice in an episode of Family Guy.
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