Test Your Knowledge - Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall was married to both Jason Robards and Humphrey Bogart, but she was never married to Frank Sinatra.

Lauren Bacall's real name was Betty Joan Perske. This is a factual statement that provides the correct answer to the question.

Lauren Bacall did not star in the film "Casablanca" (1942). Although Bacall was a well-known actress during that time, she did not appear in this particular film. "Casablanca" starred Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in the lead roles. Bacall did, however, star in the other three films mentioned: "To Have and Have Not" (1944), "The Big Sleep" (1946), and "Key Largo" (1948).

Just prior to her death Lauren Bacall was the only surviving legend mentioned in a popular phrase from Madonna's 1990 #1 hit song "Vogue". Other legends mentioned: Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Grace Kelly, Jean Harlow, Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth and Bette Davis, who all died before the release of the song. Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Joe DiMaggio, Marlon Brando, Gene Kelly, Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn and Lana Turner all died in following years. [Source: IMDB]

Lauren Bacall was born in 1924.

Lauren Bacall was born in New York.

Lauren Becall being a first cousin to Shimon Peres, the ninth President of Israel, is true.

Lauren Bacall was 5' 8½" tall.

After facing financial constraints and losing her job as a showroom model and quitting acting school, Lauren Bacall took up a job as a Broadway theater usher. This role would have allowed her to be in the theater environment and potentially network with people in the industry, which could have opened up future opportunities for her acting career.

Lauren Bacall won two Tony Awards as Best Actress (Musical): in 1970, for her role as Margo Channing in "Applause", a musical based on the movie, All About Eve (1950); and in 1981, for "Woman of the Year," also based on a movie of the same name, Woman of the Year (1942). Her Tony for "Applause" was presented by Walter Matthau. [Source: IMDB]

Lauren Bacall was not given the nickname "Titch." "The Look" was one of her famous nicknames, referring to her sultry gaze and smoldering presence. "Betty" was her birth name, which she later changed to Lauren Bacall after being discovered by director Howard Hawks. However, there is no information or evidence to suggest that she was ever referred to as "Titch."

It is true that her appearance on the front cover of a magazine at the age of eighteen led to her first film role, but the magazine was not Vogue, it was Harper's Bazaar.