Few American actors have left as distinctive a mark
on cinema history as Humphrey Bogart.

From hard boiled Sam Spade to cynical Rick Blaine,
from wisecracking shamus Philip Marlowe
to down on his luck Fred C Dobbs,
Humphrey Deforest Bogart (1899-1957)
created a gallery of unforgettable characters.

He became one of Hollywood’s most distinctive
leading men of the 1940’s and 1950’s.

Casablanca ("play it again Sam, and Here’s lookin at you kid")
was chosen as the Best Picture of 1943 and has since made
just about everyone’s list of the 10 greatest movies ever made.

And let’s not forget Bogie and Bacall.
On the set of "To Have and Have Not",
he met and fell in love with his co-star Lauren Bacall.
Although she was his fourth wife and 25 years his junior,
the marriage to Lauren Bacall lasted
until his death from cancer in 1957.

Appearing in over 75 films, spanning 26 years,
Bogart left an indelible mark on American cinema.