Lauren Bacall: "I'm a liberal. The L word!"

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

From a Larry King interview:

KING: Wait a minute. Are you a liberal?

BACALL: I'm a liberal. The L word!

KING: Egads!

BACALL: I love it. Being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind. Little picayune things. You want to welcome everyone. Liberal, little picayune thing.

KING: You're open to...

BACALL: You want to welcome everyone. Liberal, I'm a Roosevelt. I'm a -- and I hear anyone say anything about FDR...

KING: You're a new dealer, fair dealer.

BACALL: I'm a total -- and I was a kid and I'm total, total, total liberal and proud of it. And I think it's outrageous to say the l word. I mean, excuse me. They should be damn lucky that they were liberals here. Liberals gave more to the population of the United States than any other group.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0505/06/lkl.01.html

[LittleBlue]

1. An original liberal with real courage

Compare that to the shite you hear from so-called leaders today. That's unapologetic truth right there.

[femmocrat]

2. Lauren Bacall and President Truman:

[DinahMoeHum]

10. Is that sexy. . .or is that S-E-X-Y ???

She had more sex appeal in her voice alone than too many "stars" today have in their whole selves.

[flying rabbit]

39. Agreed

Before my time, but she definitely had it all.

[hifiguy]

35. Ol' Harry was a lucky man, at least in that pic.

[shenmue]

3. A-frickin-men

[senseandsensibility]

4. Whoa. And I discovered when I looked her bio up

on Wikipedia that she is a first cousin of Shimon Peres.

[ChazII]

5. She will be missed. n/t

[riderinthestorm]

6. Am I the only DUer who read her original autobiography "By Myself"? She was the real deal

A true proud liberal.

K&R nt

[niyad]

8. and, unlike so many celebrity bios, she wrote it "by myself"

[TuxedoKat]

9. I read it!

I still have her autobiography. Coincidentally was just looking at it today. A lovely lady.

[calimary]

17. Nope. I read it, too. Long time ago.

Loved it. Loved her!

And about Sinatra - she dared to say he should "just shut up and sing." Quite a dame.

[Starry Messenger]

29. I read it too.

She kicked ass.

[Scarsdale]

37. Nope

I recently read that, too. Great story, she loved Bogie so very much. He was lucky to have her, if only for such a short time. This woman had looks and TALENT.

[Uncle Joe]

7. Lauren was a beautiful, intelligent woman.

Thanks for the thread, Adenoid_Hynkel.

[Chasstev365]

11. 1968 RFK Supporter

She was a big supporter of Robert Kennedy in 1968 and, like so many, was devastated when he was murdered.

[calimary]

19. Welcome to DU, Chasstev365!

Glad you're here! What a bummer week so far, 'eh? The news has been - um - rather awful. Here on DU, we have each other to keep us warm and sustained.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. I get sick of people on TV acting like saying you are a "Liberal" is a scandal....

Or that it "takes courage to admit".

The people who defended the lies about Iraq and supported the following corruption. The ones who have ZERO memory of gas prices going up under Bush and claim it only went up under Obama. The ones who stood in line to vote in 08 acting like Palin was hot and ready for them pulling a train behind that curtain. Then they spent four years throwing a temper tantrum, then in '12 they held their nose and voted for the slimiest guy to run since Horace Greeley. The ones who REFUSE to admit "Obamacare" covers white people too. The ones who keep repeating the lie that Obama looted the Treasury to increase welfare. The ones who refuse to admit Global Warming, or EVOLUTION is real.

Those guys stand with their chests swelled up with pride and boast about being Conservative like they're fucking Superman.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

16. yes, I'm equally annoyed by Dems who use the term "progressive" as a copout

They've decided to let the right have the word "liberal" as a slur, and hope that if they just use a different word, then they can overcome it.

Of course, all that happiness is Rush and Beck start using "progressive" as a slur as well.

Why let conservatives have a language victory? Liberalism is a proud tradition, encompassing greats from FDR to Truman to JFK. And, if you want to go back to the 1800s when the parties were flipped in ideology, you can even claim liberal Republicans like Abraham Lincoln and Thaddeus Stevens.

[calimary]

20. I use 'em both. Liberally!

[catbyte]

13. And don't forget, when others in Hollywood caved to Joe McCarthy, she & Bogie

told him and all the other HUAC witch hunters to go to hell.

[navarth]

14. I just read that transcript

Damn she is a great loss. What a great liberal. What a great Democrat.

She is one of the ideals this party should live up to. Should.

[whereisjustice]

15. Unfortunately, many Democrats are ashamed of FDR and the word Liberal, thanks to

the cowardly political leaders in both parties who bury or rewrite history to avoid making the ultra-rich feel uncomfortable about their perceived entitlements.

[SummerSnow]

18. Very classy lady.Always loved her. You will be missed Ms. Bacall.

[longship]

21. The entire iconic scene with Bogie and Bacall.

From To Have and Have Not

The dialog is a bit schlock. But Bogie and Bacall are in love, so it works. And Bacall delivers one of the best tag lines in cinema.

It's even better when you help.

Then, there's the whistle thing at the end.

(Posting this in all Bacall threads.)

[MrMickeysMom]

23. You bet...

That never gets old because it works… They were great both on and off screen.

Farewell to great human beings bigger than life this week, eh?

[Cha]

25. Mahalo for this longship.. It was good to see again after all these years!

Course I remember them well, longship.. I can still see Humphrey Bogart's pic in the paper saying he had died and feeling sad..

Lauren was quite the 19 year old actress in To Have and Have Not launching her career in 1944~ A New York Girl..

snip//

Bacall launched her career with "To Have and Have Not," the 1944 film that turned "Bogie and Bacall" into one of Hollywood's legendary couples on screen and off.

She was born Betty Joan Perske on Sept. 16, 1924, in New York.

Bacall was a fledgling New York stage actress and a model whose pictures in Harper's Bazaar came to the attention of director Howard Hawks, who placed her under contract

Her first mention in the Los Angeles Times came in 1944 in a column by Hedda Hopper who noted Hawks was "doing a rave about his wife's discovery Lauren Bacall" for his wartime drama "To Have and Have Not."

More to the story..
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-lauren-bacall-dies-20140812-story.html

Best Regards to You, longship~

[longship]

28. Re: Bacall. And, and, and, and... Etc.

I cannot think of a part she played that I did not like.

What was the H movie with Paul Newman where she was the evil one? Harper? Lauren Bacall's presence was prominent.

She did have that noir sense in her acting. But she played opposite Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe in a romantic comedy, How to Marry a Millionaire. Lauren Bacall is one of my faves.

And regards to you, my good friend.

[Cha]

22. Damn, I didn't know this but I

figured as much!

Mahalo Adenoid!

Lauren Becall

[longship]

24. See my post #21 above.

The iconic scene with Bogie. Betty pwns him. And they are in love.

And love, my friend, solves all problems. The scene gives me shivers no matter how many times I view it -- about a dozen times tonight.

Bogie and Bacall remained devoted until his death, and she loved him beyond that.

One can see that in that scene. It was respect. Her line, "It's even better when you help" is an incredible statement.

My fondest regards,
longship

[Cha]

27. For you, longship..

TOD

[longship]

30. At his house in Independence, MO no doubt.

Bacall was a lifelong liberal Democrat.

Thanks.

[Cha]

31. You're Welcome, longship~

[MFM008]

26. goodnight

sweet princess.

[malthaussen]

32. My favorite gal.

Nobody like her. Well, maybe her best friend Kate.

-- Mal

[joeybee12]

33. She was great...and had a great long career...RIP

[suffragette]

34. Bacall with Robert Kennedy

[Blue_In_AK]

36. I loved her.

Even before I knew she was a liberal, back when I was a kid, I always thought she was one of the most beautiful and interesting Hollywood actresses. A great lady, for sure. Her book was really good.

[noiretextatique]

38. rip, Lauren. you had bigger cajones than the last 2 d presidents

Who could never, ever claim the L word. Goodnight, sweet lady