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'Most acid tongue in Hollywood' - Daily Mail

posted 11 years ago by ChekhovsGun
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2724274/Vamp-volcanic-tem per-One-mesmeric-beauties-smoulder-screen-bewitched-Bogart-AND-Sinatra -betrayed-No-wonder-Lauren-Bacall-acid-tongue-Hollywood.html

She was fierce behind the scenes and would display a dragon-like ferocity if she felt anyone else in the cast was encroaching on her territory.

During the London run of Applause, she took a holiday and in her absence, the British musical star Sheila Mathews played the lead.

But when Mathews committed the heresy of being photographed by a national newspaper in the star dressing room, Bacall stormed back early from her break and sat in the darkened theatre watching her replacement.

Afterwards she marched backstage, summoned Mathews to her presence and barked: ‘Honey, you just played your last show.’

The Hollywood actress Kathleen Turner, who was often compared with Bacall, reportedly introduced herself to Bacall with the words: ‘Hi, I’m the young you.’ She found herself looking at a frozen, unsmiling and imperious mask.

In 1996, appearing with Barbra Streisand in the film The Mirror Has Two Faces, Bacall was nominated for an Oscar. Everyone in Hollywood was convinced she would win. When she didn’t, and the camera zoomed in on her face, her expression spoke volumes — all of them unprintable.

After appearing with Nicole Kidman in the 2003 movie, Dogville, Bacall developed a fierce antagonism towards Kidman’s ex-husband, Tom Cruise, calling him ‘a maniac’, and adding: ‘I can’t understand the way he conducts his life.’
In 2009, Bacall was at last awarded an Honorary Oscar ‘in recognition of her central place in the golden age of motion pictures’.

‘Bogie’s Baby’ still had an infallible way with one-liners. Gazing at the gold statuette, she turned to the audience and growled: ‘A man at last!’

In her increasingly reclusive last years, she said: ‘A woman isn’t complete without a man. But where do you find a man — a real man — these days?’

After her death on Tuesday, her grandson, Jamie Bogart, said: ‘She was a tough personality.

She wanted the best and if you weren’t doing the best, she let you know about it . . . catch her on a bad day and it could be interesting.’

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[–] markedjuan 11 years ago

Having read the scathing article made me like Bacall even more. It's why some people are stars, because they behave like a star, especially a legendary star. And I like what Bacall did to Kathleen Turner.

[–] sweiland75 11 years ago

You don't seem to be aware that the Daily Mail is a tabloid. Whatever they publish is *beep*

[–] in_my_trailer 11 years ago

I realize that she had a rep, but this video sure makes her seem human and fun. No makeup and no airs. And she loved her dog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUOExQIib1w

Oh and this is obviously BS:
In 1996, appearing with Barbra Streisand in the film The Mirror Has Two Faces, Bacall was nominated for an Oscar. Everyone in Hollywood was convinced she would win. When she didn’t, and the camera zoomed in on her face, her expression spoke volumes — all of them unprintable.
I just watched that segment from the 1996 Oscars, and Bacall's face registers the disappointment you'd expect - and a little surprise. But she was very gracious in her applause for Binoche, the winner.

[–] mmitsos-1 11 years ago

I know thus is just ftom a eag, but even if it's all trye, it makes me l I ve Bacall all the more.

She had class.

I always thought that what Kathleen Turner said to Bacall upon meeting her for the first time was absolutely UNCONSCIONABLE. I never really liked Turner anyway, so that little obnoxious factoid made me despise her all the more.

Bacall was a lifelong LIBERAL, and I've always deeply admired her for that, and her many other qualities.

R.I.P., Miss Bacall. Thank you gor your beautiful artistry, and glorious liberalism.

[–] Shintaro_Ickyhara 11 years ago

Turner has been a lifelong and politically active liberal too.

[–] naiad2014 10 years ago

In that video she strikes me as an unlovable woman who can only find a connection with, and feel a spark of generosity toward, small lapdogs.

[–] bdhrentertainment 9 years ago

Wrong. Becall was one of those people who expected people to deliver their best and, often enough, people settle for decent enough. She didn't want to dumb herself down and that often makes it hard to connect with others.