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   Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957) 亨弗莱•鲍嘉

 

Humphrey Bogart [File photo]

Born to a successful illustrator mother and surgeon father, the Bogarts had high hopes for their eldest child. After attending private New York elementary schools, Humphrey was sent to the prestigious Phillips Academy in Massachusetts to prepare him for Yale Medical School. Bogart was shortly thereafter expelled for some unknown combination of bad behavior– drinking, smoking, throwing a staff member into a lake and/or bad grades. His parents were despondent and Bogie was incredibly ashamed of his failure. With limited career prospects, he enrolled in the Navy. WWI ended soon after and he returned home in reserve capacity. Bogart worked a few mundane jobs until a childhood friend's father hired him to work at World Films.

Despite never returning for an equivalence degree, Bogart was well-read and enjoyed the company of intellectuals. He appeared in a total of 75 films and is regarded as The Greatest Male Legend by the American Film Institute. Bogie acted in several unforgettable classics including High Sierra (1941), The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948) and Sabrina (1954). Although he received nominations for Casablanca (1942) and The Caine Mutiny (1954), he won the Best Actor Academy Award for The African Queen (1951). After fighting a long battle with throat cancer, with wife Lauren Bacall at his side, he died at the age of 58 in 1957.

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