Kirk Douglas Remembers Lauren Bacall
‘With the loss of Lauren Bacall, whom we all called “Betty,” a meaningful part of my history has been extinguished. I met Betty when she was 17 and I was 24. We were both studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. I was on my own in New York with meager funds. That winter, Betty saw me shivering in my thin overcoat. She didn’t say anything, but she talked her uncle into giving me one of his two thick coats…That sort of unassuming kindness was one of her most endearing characteristics.’ Read Douglas’s full tribute here.
