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　　Humphrey Bogart: it’s hard to think of anyone who’s had the

same lasting impact on the culture of movies. Though he died at the

young age of fifty-seven more than half a century ago, his

influence among actors and filmmakers, and his enduring appeal for

film lovers around the world, remains as strong as ever. What is it

about Bogart, with his unconventional looks and noticeable speech

impediment, that has captured our collective imagination for so

long? In this definitive biography, Stefan Kanfer answers that

question, along the way illuminating the private man Bogart was and

shining the spotlight on some of the greatest performances ever

captured on celluloid.

Bogart fell into show business almost by accident and worked for

nearly twenty years before becoming the star we know today. Born

into a life of wealth and privilege in turn-of-the-century New

York, Bogart was a troublemaker throughout his youth, getting

kicked out of prep school and running away to join the navy at the

age of nineteen. After a short, undistinguished stint at sea,

Bogart spent his early twenties drifting aimlessly from one

ill-fitting career to another, until, through a childhood friend,

he got his first theater job. Working first as a stagehand and

then, reluctantly, as a bit-part player, Bogart cut his teeth in

one forgettable role after another. But it was here he began to

develop a work ethic; deciding that there were “two kinds of men:

professionals and bums,” Bogart, for the first time in his life,

wanted to be the former.

After the Crash of ’29, Bogart headed west to try his luck in

Hollywood. That luck was scarce, and he slogged through more than

thirty B-movie roles before his drinking buddy John Huston wrote

him a part that would change everything; with High Sierra, Bogart

finally broke through at the age of forty—being a pro had paid

off.

What followed was a string of movies we have come to know as the

most beloved classics of American cinema: The Maltese Falcon,

Casablanca, The Big Sleep, The African Queen . . . the list goes on

and on. Kanfer appraises each of the films with an unfailing

critical eye, weaving in lively accounts of behind-the-scenes fun

and friendships, including, of course, the great love story of

Bogart and Bacall. What emerges in these pages is the portrait of a

great Hollywood life, and the final word on why there can only ever

be one Bogie.

Introduction

1. The End Depends on the Beginning

2. Let Me Know When You Want to Be Killed

3. Incorrodible as a Zinc Bar

4. Bogart Can Be Tough Without a Gun

5. May You Never Die Till I Kill You

6. Cut the Gab and Bring Me an Order of Fried Rabbit

7. There's Nothing You Can Do About It. Nothing!

8. Storm-Tossed by Fate

9. Breathless

10. The Greatest Gift

The Credits

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index

　　Stefan Kanfer’s books include Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous

Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball; Stardust Lost: The Triumph,

Tragedy, and Mishugas of the Yiddish Theater in America; and

Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando.

He was a writer and editor at Time for more than twenty years and

was its first bylined film critic, a post he held between 1967 and

1972. He is also the primary interviewer in the Academy

Award–nominated documentary The Line King and editor of an

anthology of Groucho Marx’s comedy, The Essential Groucho. He is a

Literary Lion of the New York Public Library and recipient of

numerous writing awards. He lives in New York and on Cape Cod.

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Humphrey Bogart: it’s hard to think of anyone who’s had the same lasting impact on the culture of movies. Though he died at the young age of fifty-seven more than half a century ago, his influence among actors and filmmakers, and his enduring appeal for film lovers around the world, remains as strong as ever. What is it about Bogart, with his unconventional looks and noticeable speech impediment, that has captured our collective imagination for so long? In this definitive biography, Stefan Kanfer answers that question, along the way illuminating the private man Bogart was and shining the spotlight on some of the greatest performances ever captured on celluloid.

Bogart fell into show business almost by accident and worked for nearly twenty years before becoming the star we know today. Born into a life of wealth and privilege in turn-of-the-century New York, Bogart was a troublemaker throughout his youth, getting kicked out of prep school and running away to join the navy at the age of nineteen. After a short, undistinguished stint at sea, Bogart spent his early twenties drifting aimlessly from one ill-fitting career to another, until, through a childhood friend, he got his first theater job. Working first as a stagehand and then, reluctantly, as a bit-part player, Bogart cut his teeth in one forgettable role after another. But it was here he began to develop a work ethic; deciding that there were “two kinds of men: professionals and bums,” Bogart, for the first time in his life, wanted to be the former.

After the Crash of ’29, Bogart headed west to try his luck in Hollywood. That luck was scarce, and he slogged through more than thirty B-movie roles before his drinking buddy John Huston wrote him a part that would change everything; with High Sierra , Bogart finally broke through at the age of forty—being a pro had paid off.

What followed was a string of movies we have come to know as the most beloved classics of American cinema: The Maltese Falcon , Casablanca , The Big Sleep , The African Queen . . . the list goes on and on. Kanfer appraises each of the films with an unfailing critical eye, weaving in lively accounts of behind-the-scenes fun and friendships, including, of course, the great love story of Bogart and Bacall. What emerges in these pages is the portrait of a great Hollywood life, and the final word on why there can only ever be one Bogie.