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Actress LAUREN BACALL is a legend, though she doesn't like to think of herself as such

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Lauren Bacall has been a star of stage and screen for fifty years.

50 years · years as a star

Lauren Bacall won the National Book Award for her 1978 autobiography.

1978 year · autobiography publication year

Lauren Bacall's new book tells the story of her last fifteen years.

15 years · last years

Actress LAUREN BACALL is a legend, though she doesn't like to think of herself as such. She's been a star of stage and screen for fifty years, was married to Humphrey Bogart, and won the National Book Award for her 1978 autobiography "By Myself." Her new book, "Now" (Alfred A. Knopf Inc.), tells the story of her last fifteen years and the experiences that have shaped her life. (TIHS IS AN EXTENDED VERSION OF THE INTERVIEW BROADCAST 10/

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