Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart were ‘emotionally unfaithful’: author
nypost.com“Bogie & Bacall: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood’s Greatest Love Affair,” author William J. Mann offers up surprising revelations about the storied pair. “They did have their differences,” Mann told told Fox News. “Especially in the beginning when Bacall was struggling to be more than just Mrs.
Bogart. The relationship was romantic. It was loving, it was committed. But it was not always emotionally faithful.”Bacall was 19 when she met 45-year-old Bogart on the set of their film “To Have and Have Not” in 1944.The “Casablanca” actor was married to his third wife, Mayo Methot, at the time.
They divorced and he and Bacall wed in 1945. Mann said that when Bacall and Bogart started dating, the budding romance “terrified” Bacall.She was fearful of the public labeling her as the “other woman” or seeing her as a “femme fatale” — despite the fact that Bogart’s marriage to Methot was “disintegrating.”Bronx native Bogart had his trepidations as well.“Bogie was also very concerned.
He didn’t want to lose his position in Hollywood, but he also didn’t want to lose her. In the beginning, there was a lot of nervousness,” said Mann.
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