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Remember what Bogie and my mother both used to say: 'Character is the most important thing. All that matters is character!'

Lauren Bacall

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Lauren Bacall
Age: 89 †
Born: 1924
Born: September 16
Died: 2014
Died: August 12
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The Bronx
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Betty Joan Perske
Betty Perske
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