The Real Bogie and Bacall

Bogie and Bacall’s tumultuous romance reshaped Hollywood, revealing how love survives amid fame and addiction.

It was the Hollywood romance that warmed hearts and thrilled audiences, but the path to true love was littered with alcoholism, abandonment and bitter disappointments.

Humphrey Bogart had crawled up the hard way, leaving behind a childhood without affection for a life as the idol of millions. Bogie’s road to stardom had been long and tough, forging a superstar who hated being in the ...