It was about three weeks into the picture—the end of the day—I had one more shot, was sitting at the dressing table in the portable dressing room combing my hair. Bogie came in to bid me good night. He was standing behind me—we were joking as usual—when suddenly he leaned over, put his hand under my chin, and kissed me. It was impulsive—he was a bit shy—no lunging wolf tactics.
He took a worn package of matches out of his pocket and asked me to put my phone number on the back. When Hawks found out about their affair, he was furious, and even tried to set Bacall up with Clark Gable. But Bacall believed Bogie was worth it. One night, Bogie called Bacall and said to pick him up from the Highway.
With that limited information, Bacall took off, scouring the side of the road for hours. There was nowhere to go. Bogie shoved me into the head, where I sat holding on to the door with my heart pounding so loudly I was sure it could be heard all over the boat. The crisis was averted when Methot was convinced to go ashore. But soon after, a drunk Bogie called Bacall, as Methot taunted her in the background. Methot finally agreed to a divorce, and Bacall and Bogie made plans to marry in Ohio.
In characteristic fashion, when Bogie was told that Life magazine wanted to send a photographer on the train with them, he was incensed. As he and Bacall were wed, tears streamed down his face.
Bogie and Bacall quickly became known for their free-wheeling entertaining and mutual gift for gab. If their light was on, close friends, including neighbors Judy Garland and her husband Sidney Luft, were welcome for a nightcap, no matter the hour.
Bacall grew enormously fond of Garland but was well aware of her many demons. When she first arrived in Hollywood, year-old Bacall wasn't a big fan of movie star Bogart.
At one point, director Howard Hawks told her he was thinking of putting her in a movie with either Bogart or Cary Grant.
Her reaction: "I thought, 'Cary Grant — terrific! Humphrey Bogart — yucch. Hawks introduced Bacall to a year-old Bogart in A few weeks before production started, Bogart told her, "We'll have a lot of fun together.
Fear and nerves had Bacall trembling on her first day of shooting. But Bogart helped her relax, which she appreciated she also learned to tuck her chin down to hide her shaking, meaning she had to look up at Bogart — an action that became famous as "The Look". The two developed a joking rapport as the shoot continued, with observers noting that Bogart became almost "giggly" around his co-star.
This provided a showcase for the developing connection between Bogart and Bacall, which was evident in the scene where she delivers the famous line, "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow. The film was supposed to have Bogart's character romance another woman. But director Hawks saw how the two were interacting on film and the screenplay was changed so Bogart's character ended up with Bacall's. As Bacall noted in , "Chemistry — you can't beat chemistry.
Three weeks into filming, Bogart was in Bacall's dressing room at the end of the day, talking and laughing. He then leaned in to kiss her. Next, he asked for her phone number, which she wrote on the back of a matchbook.
In , Bacall told Parade magazine, "From then on I would get phone calls, occasionally at 3 a. My mother used to say, 'Where do you think you're going so early in the morning? That man, he's a married man! Bogart had been married to his third wife, actress Mayo Methot, since The couple's heavy drinking and arguments had resulted in their being nicknamed "the battling Bogarts.
In , Methot had become violently enraged and stabbed Bogart. Being married meant Bogart had to see Bacall in secret. Their meetings took place in cars parked on dimly lit streets, at a golf club near the studio, and during breaks in shooting. Shortly afterward, Bogart sent Bacall a note that said in part, "I know what was meant by 'To say goodbye is to die a little' — because when I walked away from you that last time and saw you standing there so darling I did die a little in my heart.
She was Robbert de Klerk, co-manager of the Humphrey Bogart Estate, said she died quietly and suffered no pain. That's a hard thing to do these days, so we're cherishing the memories today. Her impact was immediate, and with one memorable line — " You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve?
You just put your lips together and blow.
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