American actor of the classical Hollywood era, defining film noir star and Academy Award winner for The African Queen.
Background
Born Humphrey DeForest Bogart in New York City to a surgeon and an illustrator, he served briefly in the United States Navy at the end of the First World War before turning to the stage.
Career
After Broadway and a decade of supporting film roles, his career took off as Roy Earle in “High Sierra” and Sam Spade in John Huston’s “The Maltese Falcon.” He starred opposite Ingrid Bergman in Michael Curtiz’s “Casablanca,” paired four times with Lauren Bacall, and won Best Actor for John Huston’s “The African Queen.”
Style
Bogart’s clipped delivery, cynicism with hidden idealism, and trench-coated silhouette helped define screen film noir and the American antihero.
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