Stephen Humphrey Bogart (born January 6, 1949) is an American writer, producer, and businessman. He is the only son of actor Humphrey Bogart and actress Lauren Bacall, and authored three semi-autobiographical books about his family.
Stephen Humphrey Bogart | |
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 Bogart with his mother, sister Leslie, and father | |
| Born | January 6, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Hartford |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, producer, businessman |
| Spouses | Dale Bogart
(m. 1969; div. 1984)Barbara Bogart
(m. 1985; div. 2010)Carla Soviero (m. 2014) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall |
| Relatives | Sam Robards (half-brother) |
Early life
editBogart was born on January 6, 1949, in Los Angeles, California, to Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart[1][2] at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.[3] Raised in the affluent Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, Bogart and his younger sister, Leslie, counted Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra among their neighbors and family friends.[4][5] Following his father's death in 1957, the family relocated to New York City, where Bogart's mother had purchased an apartment at The Dakota.[5][6] His half-brother is the actor Sam Robards, son of Bacall and her second husband, Jason Robards. His mother enrolled Bogart at the Milton Academy, where he graduated in 1967.[7] Afterward, he enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania and majored in English.[7] He reported that he was unhappy with this, and changed to Boston University in 1969.[7] Bogart met his first wife, Dale Gemelli, there.[7] The couple married in 1969 and divorced in 1984.[8] He has since married twice.[9]
Career
editBogart began his working career as an insurance agent, while he studied mass communications at the University of Hartford. He pursued a career in television news, and at the age of 39, he moved from New York to become a producer for NBC's Sunday Today. Later, he took a job as an executive producer of a television news department.[5]
Bogart oversees the management of the estate of Humphrey Bogart. The business owns and manages the name, image, and likeness rights of Humphrey Bogart. The estate hosts an annual Humphrey Bogart Film Festival in Key Largo, Florida. The estate owns and manages Santana Films, the successor to Humphrey Bogart's company, Santana Productions. The business is also the founding partner of the 'Bogart Spirits' liquor brand.[10]
Bogart hosted the festival celebrating the 70th and 75th anniversary of the film Casablanca (which his father starred in) in 2012 and 2017.[11][12]
Personal life
editBogart has three adult children and currently lives in Naples, Florida.[13] He is the brother-in-law of author and yoga master Erich Schiffmann.
Works
editHis books are Bogart: In Search of My Father,[14][15] Play it Again,[16][17] and The Remake: As Time Goes By.[18]
References
edit- ^ Strum, Charles (9 November 1995). "At Home With: Stephen Humphrey Bogart; Here's Looking at You, Dad". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Bacall, Lauren (2006). By Myself and Then Some. New York: HarperCollins. p. 190. ISBN 978-0061127915.
- ^ "Lauren Bacall: Mother of Son". New Castle News. 7 January 1949. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Wanamaker, Marc (2010). Westwood. Arcadia. p. 55. ISBN 978-0738569109. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Epstein, Warren (20 April 1988). "Bogie, Bacall's Son Finds Niche in News". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Alberts, Hana R. (9 March 2015). "First Look Inside Lauren Bacall's Dakota Apartment of 53 Years". Curbed NY.
- ^ a b c d Robertson, J. Greg (14 September 1975). "Stephen Humphrey Bogart Wants to Be a Howard Cosell". Hartford Courant.
- ^ "Son of Bogart-Bacall, to Wed Torrington Girl". Hartford Courant. 19 September 1969.
- ^ "Stephen Bogart dishes on upcoming wedding | Page Six". 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "A Letter From Stephen Bogart".
- ^ Waters, Florence (22 February 2012). "Casablanca Turns 70: Q&A with Humphrey Bogart's Son Stephen". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Here's looking at you, "Casablanca"". CBS News. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Eyman, Scott (13 February 2013). "He's finally comfortable being Bogart's son". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Bogart, Stephen (1996). Bogart: In Search of My Father. Pan. ISBN 978-0330346788.
- ^ Blowen, Michael (18 September 1995). "Bogart's son recounts a tough act to follow". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Bogart, Stephen (30 November 2012). Play It Again. Untreed Reads. ISBN 978-1611874877.
- ^ Grace, Melissa (9 April 1995). ""Play it Again," by Stephen Humphrey Bogart..." The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Bogart, Stephen (1997). The Remake: As Time Goes By. Forge. ISBN 978-0312856663.