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Lauren Bacall, the sultry actress with the heavy-lidded eyes and husky voice who captured Humphrey Bogart's heart both on and off the movie screen, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. "With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren Bacall," the estate of the Bogart family said on a verified Twitter account. Bacall was married to Bogart from 1945 until his death in 1957. The public knew her as Lauren, the screen name hung on her by director Howard Hawks, while friends used her given name, Betty.
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