Lauren Bacall's remarkably honest account of Humphrey Bogart's death
The actress, who died August 12 at 89, offered a powerful and uniquely candid portrait of her life in her autobiography By Myself

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Listen to the 2005 NPR interview with Lauren Bacall.
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Kelli Marshall teaches courses on Seinfeld, stand-up comedy, film musicals, Spike Lee, and other fun stuff at DePaul University. Read more about her take on the media and her experiences in higher ed at kellimarshall.net.
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