The classic Hollywood era saw the rise of many notable screen and stage actors with so much talent and skill. Humphrey Bogart was undoubtedly among the greatest of that era and was honored in 1999 by the American Film Institute as the greatest male star of classic American cinema.
After a career spanning more than three decades and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor and a posthumous induction on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Humphrey Bogart’s life is definitely worth reading.
The biography of Humphrey Bogart
The talented American actor was born in New York City, New York State, United States of America on December 25, 1899, according to official records. It has been claimed that his exact date of birth was January 23, 1900, although these claims have been dismissed. He was christened Humphrey DeForest Bogart at birth. Her father, Belmont Deforest Bogart, of English and Dutch descent, was a surgeon, while her mother, Maud Humphrey, of English descent, was an illustrator and a member of activist women’s organizations that fought for women’s suffrage. in public elections.
Bogart, alongside his two younger sisters, Frances and Catherine grew up amid the wealth of a lakeside estate in upstate New York. Although his father was a Presbyterian, Humphrey was practically raised as an Episcopalian, which was his mother’s religion. He was enrolled in a number of sophisticated private schools such as Delancey School, which he left after fifth grade and later moved on to Trinity School. He was also admitted to the prestigious Philips Academy in Massachusetts, but was later expelled.
In 1918, soon to be expelled from school, Humphrey Bogart then decided to pursue a career at sea and enlisted in the United States Navy during 1 Bond Seller and later joined the Coast Guard Reserve.
He started out in entertainment as a scene manager before he finally dared to act. He had a fairly slow start as he struggled to impress, but then regained his footing. Among his acclaimed works are ‘The Petrified Forest’, published in 1936, ‘High Sierra’ and ‘The Maltese Falcon’, both published in 1941. He was also nominated for an Oscar for his roles in
‘Casablanca’ and ‘Le Cain “. He eventually won an Academy Award for his performance in ‘The African Queen’, released in 1951.
Spouse, children
The American-born actor was married four times in his life, all of which were to American actresses, and was still married on the fourth as at the time of his death. Many have attributed his marriage failures to the fact that his parents did not have a happy marriage either.
Humphrey Bogart’s first marriage was to Helen Menken, an American actress, in 1926, but it barely lasted a year, as they divorced in 1927. He then married another actress, Mary Philips, in 1928. The marriage lasted about 9 years before falling apart. Three years after the divorce from Mary Philips, Humphrey married Mayo Methot, known to have suffered from alcoholism. They had no children together despite being married for seven years before finally divorcing in 1945.
Bogart finally hit it big by marrying American actress, Lauren Bacall, who would later be named one of the great actresses of Classic Hollywood. They were married in Ohio at the country home of Louis Bromfield, a friend of Bogart. Their union ended with the death of Humphrey Bogart in 1957. The award-winning actor has only two children from his four marriages and all of them are from his marriage to Lauren Bacall.
His first child came when he was already49 and he was a son. Stephen Humphrey Bogart was born on January 6, 1949 and later became an author. Three years after the birth of his son, his daughter Leslie was born. Leslie Howard Bogart arrived on August 23, 1952.
Humphrey Bogart
The Academy Award winning actor is 1.73m tall which is around 5ft 8in which makes Humphrey Bogart quite tall. His size, coupled with his weight of around 70 kg, gives him a good physique.
Death – How Humphrey Bogart died
Hollywood and the world at large witnessed the surrender of a legend after Humphrey Bogart blew the whistle on January 14, 1957, when he was just 57 years old. His death comes after an unsuccessful surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his esophagus which he had already been diagnosed with the previous year – 1956.