Humphrey Bogart
American actor
Born
25 December 1899
in New York CityNew YorkUnited States
Died
14 January 1957
Born Humphrey DeForest Bogart - American screen actor, best known for The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, The African Queen, Key Largo, The Big Sleep and many others famous films. Almost all his roles made him a true international star. He became widely regarded as a cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema. He was of English, along with Dutch, some French, and remote Belgian (Walloon), ancestry.
Bogart followed his passion for the sea and enlisted in the United States Navy in the spring of 1918. He is recorded as a model sailor who spent most of his months in the Navy after the armistice was signed ferrying troops back from Europe. He was honored in a ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theater to record his hand and footprints in cement. On February 8, 1960, he was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6322 Hollywood Boulevard.
During his career, Bogart was nominated for several awards including the BAFTA award for best foreign actor in 1952 for The African Queen and three Academy Awards. In 1997, the United States Postal Service honored Bogart with a stamp bearing his image in its "Legends of Hollywood" series as the third figure to be recognized. All four of his wives were actresses. His first beloved wife was actress Lauren Baccall.
Like his friends John Huston and Spencer Tracy, Bogart was a heavy smoker and a heavy drinker, allegedly sustaining two packs of Chesterfields a day. He was an outstanding chess player.
