Humphrey Bogart American Actor (1899–1957)

American actor Humphrey Bogart was born on 25 December 1899 in New York City. He passed away on 14 January 1957 at the age of 57. The recorded cause of death is esophageal cancer. He appeared in The African Queen (1951) and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).

Early life

He studied at Phillips Academy.

Career

Records list The Dancing Town (1928) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1920s, he appeared in Broadway's Like That (1929). The 1930s brought Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and Dark Victory (1939). His 1940s credits include The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1942, as Rick Blaine). During the 1950s, he worked on Sabrina (1954) and The Barefoot Contessa (1954).

In all, 86 films appear in his credits from 1928 to 2015. His screen work on record ends with The Harder They Fall in 1956.

Bette Davis appears in seven of his listed titles, including The Petrified Forest (1936) and Marked Woman (1937). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Lauren Bacall (four titles) and James Cagney (three titles). The records associate him with western film and film noir.

Recognition

Humphrey Bogart received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1952 for The African Queen. Further recognition came with the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and a World War I Victory Medal. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1944 for Casablanca. His awards record shows 3 wins and 3 nominations.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Helen Menken (1926 to 1927, divorced), Mary Philips (1928 to 1938, divorced), Mayo Methot (1938 to 1945, divorced) and Lauren Bacall (1945 to 1957, widowed). He was the father of Stephen Humphrey Bogart, and has 2 children in total.