Lauren Bacall, legendary actress, dies at 89

Lauren Bacall, the actress known for her roles in Key Largo and To Have and Have Not, has died at the age of 89. Reports say that Bacall suffered a stroke.

Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske in the Bronx in 1924 and is an icon of Hollywood's golden age. She has 72 acting credits to her name, highlighted by films where she played opposite Humphrey Bogart — To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage, and Key Largo — whom she married in 1945. They stayed married until he died in 1957 and are often considered one of Hollywood's great love stories.

Bacall was known for her impossibly sultry voice — the kind of voice that makes you want to stop everything you're doing and listen. This voice:

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