Cavett was great early on, but he clearly lost interest or got bored as the years went on. I suppose every guest can't be Orson Welles, Hepburn or Mitchum. He insulted Kirk Douglas in one interview as I recall, and like the pro he was, Douglas let it pass.
So many (especially on TH-cam) seem to detest the guy. But he is so intelligent and other positive verbage used here applies. I think women that appreciate intelligence in a man, and are intelligent themselves like that about Mr. Cavett. I myself find him very attractive here in this interview. If it were today - I'd make my way down to Montauk and arrange to accidentally on-purpose bump into him.
You know I don't really like his style. Perhaps it just didn't age well. The first interview i saw of his was with Lucille Ball and her daughter and he asked some gross questions about what happens with the dirty producers who wanted sex with them. They dodged those questions and were good sports about it, but it was awkward and made them uncomfortable. He didnt even seem to notice and made some weird off color jokes after about it.
I can't agree with the idea of Cavett being the greatest interviewer in TV history. In fact, I find him to be one of the worst. No question the man had wit, but as Bacall (teasingly) points out here, he is a little too fond of showing off his own cleverness to be a good interviewer. He rambles too much, wastes his guests time on many occasions. Case in point: In this interview he rambles on about stars like Judy Garland, Bette Davis, et al having large gay followings. Then he finally asks Bacall why she thinks this is. Of course, she has nothing to say on the subject, and why would she? Why would he even pose this question to her? The man needed to learn to self edit.
Early on, I would agree. His mentor Jack Paar told him to make it a conversation, not an interview. As the years went on he clearly lost interest and it showed.
I agree in principle but while, in mz view, the whole era between 1968 and 1988 was a circus in terms of fashion, there was a brief interlude, say between 1977 and 1982, when there were many elegant designs, without the excesses that preceeded or followed.
As someone who was born in 2001, in my personal opinion, the way that this interview is conducted without gimmicks and just two people talking candidly and honestly with each other is so refreshing and new to me! I find shows like Ellen ( even though there isn’t anything inherently wrong with the show) tiresome due to the interviewees being asked shallow questions that only show one side of a person to serve only the show or the question itself in some boring way.
total respect for lauren.i grew up on her and bogie ,my father watched all those movies in the 50s and id sit on his lap at night when i couldnt sleep ,1,2 in the am , those are great memories for me
she's so gorgeous. she has had no plastic surgery. her face is so natural. i love the way she talks. i just love her. she was a wonderful actress. totally unique. great style. flair, realness, dignified... very appealing. a class act. also so gorgeous when she was young
Brenda Anne Du Faur Lauren definitely had fat removed and eye area lifted as she got older, not here though. Who cares? She was a very attractive lady right to the very end.
I don't think she ever did. She always was beautiful and never looked stretched. Reportedly, bOgart stated he was married 4 times and had one wife. I don't know if he said it, but the sentiment is accurate.
The most adorable interview I've ever heard or watched! These two long-time friends allowed their personalities and relationship to banter, chastise, and tease in their very honest ways, as if they were in one of their living rooms. Wonderful. Thank you for posting this video.
I was 23 when her book was published.. watched this interview at the time.. and was not familiar with her films.. had seen her on tv game shows! Reading her book was very inspiring to me..still resonates today.
It's amazing to me how elegant, beautiful, and classy she was...a consummate star. And yet, she seems to be one of the most approachable and down-to-earth celebrities I've ever seen, IMO. And by the way, I'm a gay man and love both her and Hepburn.
One class act. Open and honest. Loved this interview...thank you. I met her once! A question and answer session. Several young women asked, "how do I become a star?" Becall replied, "do you want to be a star girls or an actress? There is a difference!" I loved it....typically Becall...say it as it is. I asked about the original Rat Pack, that I knew it started with Bogart, not Sinatra. She loved it. She said, Sinatra took the idea over after her husband's death. The original Rat Pack started at their table, discussing the blacklisting in Hollywood. Consisted of Bogart, David Niven, Judy Garland, Becall and another actor. Becall got up to get everyone drinks and looked over at the table and coined the phrase, "my God, you all look like a rat pack sitting there!"
Lauren was a strong, formidable, direct, honest and open woman. didn't suffer fools gladly and didn't go in for bullshit. Also, still a very attractive woman. I bet she scared the pants off of men.
Her autobiography is one of the best written of them all. ❤ Touching, honest and very interesting. Never could see what was so fantastic about Cavett though.
I adore Lauren Bacall! This is my favorite interview with her. Great depth, and I love how honest she was about Bogart's death and how vicious Dorothy Kilgallen was in relation to it. Cavett was a master.
Best interview of her I have ever seen. I was never bored with this. I am glad she agreed to write a book and do interviews about it. Cavett is gracious as usual. Bogart was a sailor and so am I. Nice to know he would be willing to do it. Saw more of his pictures than hers. Thanks utube
I’ve read her autobiography several times and still go back to it to enjoy her story again. I got it initially because I was a huge fan of Bogart and wanted to find out more and found out what he saw in her: interesting, intelligent, honorable, talented, unpretentious.
TammiLynn it was re-released with an extra chapter a few years ago so you can probably still get it pretty easily. I bought it on Kindle a couple of years ago.
This was an awesome interview I loved Dick Cavett he was great. I loved their verbal tennis. Lauren is so sharp not too much got past her. I didn't know Lauren Bacall and Catherine Hepburn were so close. They are 2 of my favorite actresses. But I can definitely see why they would be 2 strong, beautiful, intelligent women.
I had a private conversation with her once on an elevator in London. She was classy beyond measure, beautiful and seemed sincerely interested in my day as a young college guy touring London the first time. She is the picture dictionary definition of class.
I think a real lady dresses like this ,such a beautiful way of dressing, not like those bodycon dresses or those extremely tight yoga pants and crop tops , yuck prostitutes and bimbos dress that way only.
I noticed in here where Cavett mentioned that a lot of people didn't know Lauren Bacall was Jewish. She had that in common with several other actresses that that fact was not widely known about-- Hedy Lamarr, Paulette Goddard, Theda Bara. Other Jewish actresses who are more widely known as Jewish are Judy Holliday, Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, and of course Barbra Streisand. And then there are the ones who converted for their husband--like Liz Taylor.
The need to keep up appearances in broadcast television -- 'Could you join us again tomorrow night?' -- when in reality, they of course just keep taping the second half-hour then and there. 😊
Love the interview - even with the moments of tension between them. e g., Dick: 'It's time guests realized that.' zing! Or later (a little after the 44-minute mark) when he says: 'It's a wonder we're invited to the same...well, never mind.' She gives him a nice compliment at the end, though.
Wonderful interview, and boy does that intro music take me back to many other wonderful interviews by Dick Cavett. Favorite bit: Cavett: "Every time I've made a lewd proposition to you, you've always ... laughed." Bacall (leans in comically suggestively): "Cuz you've mostly made it on television."
As Coco Chanel said “Fashion changes, but style endures." That sums up Ms Bacall a true one off classic.
The woman had enough style for the population of a small town. Cheers.
She has one of the most iconic great voices of all time.
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On arrival her director, legendary Howard Hawks, had her work on her voice, his wife helped her with wardrobe.
Cigarettes
She sounds like a smoker
Dick Cavett really was the king of interviews. He knew how to not insult his guests and gave them a broad latitude to speak, uninterrupted.
Cavett was great early on, but he clearly lost interest or got bored as the years went on. I suppose every guest can't be Orson Welles, Hepburn or Mitchum. He insulted Kirk Douglas in one interview as I recall, and like the pro he was, Douglas let it pass.
that along with being inquisitive without being nosey and if it was nosey it was 'in-ish'
@@jamesanthony5681 he insulted Lee Marvin too have you seen that interview
@@MarcusAurelius21 No I haven't.
@UCfwWAUoLmClCx7TKhpm20CA that interview was very difficult to watch dick was being such an asshole to marvin it's on TH-cam if you like to see it.
I simply love Lauren Bacall, So beautiful and elegant.
I've always loved her. So, much I named my daughter Lauren
Absolutely!
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An extraordinary woman who did the unthinkable, she aged gracefully in Hollywood. Brutality honest.
This was shortly after a face and neck lift. The plastic surgeon did a phenomenal job
@@brkitdwn7514 she wasn’t that old & wouldn’t have needed one at only 55! Nice try, though.
she's only 55 here
Lauren Bacall is a woman to be admired.
Dick Cavett was the greatest interviewer and wittiest monologuist in tv history.
So many (especially on TH-cam) seem to detest the guy. But he is so intelligent and other positive verbage used here applies. I think women that appreciate intelligence in a man, and are intelligent themselves like that about Mr. Cavett. I myself find him very attractive here in this interview. If it were today - I'd make my way down to
Montauk and arrange to accidentally on-purpose bump into him.
You know I don't really like his style. Perhaps it just didn't age well. The first interview i saw of his was with Lucille Ball and her daughter and he asked some gross questions about what happens with the dirty producers who wanted sex with them. They dodged those questions and were good sports about it, but it was awkward and made them uncomfortable. He didnt even seem to notice and made some weird off color jokes after about it.
I can't agree with the idea of Cavett being the greatest interviewer in TV history. In fact, I find him to be one of the worst. No question the man had wit, but as Bacall (teasingly) points out here, he is a little too fond of showing off his own cleverness to be a good interviewer. He rambles too much, wastes his guests time on many occasions. Case in point: In this interview he rambles on about stars like Judy Garland, Bette Davis, et al having large gay followings. Then he finally asks Bacall why she thinks this is. Of course, she has nothing to say on the subject, and why would she? Why would he even pose this question to her? The man needed to learn to self edit.
I found him quite crass and rude. She was very tolerant and generous to finish the interview.
Early on, I would agree. His mentor Jack Paar told him to make it a conversation, not an interview. As the years went on he clearly lost interest and it showed.
I loved her eyes as she got older, just dreamy
K B She's stunning.
Bacall is beautiful here at age 55. No Botox, no face lift, just naturally beautiful.
Her autobiography wasn't ghosted. She wrote it herself, and it was very well-written.
She was a very private person that liked to write books about her life and go on talk shows to talk about her life. Very private person.
How do you know that she wrote it herself?
@Ron Rossmore "Big-R" Funny, champ.. Wasn't ghosted? Cavett doesn't believe she wrote it, and neither do others.
@@tyronejoihnson7046 lol
@@tyronejoihnson7046 A person can certainly be both. A person can be candid and truthful while keeping the details of everyday life to themselves.
She has the most delightful, gravelly, genuine laugh.
Lauren Bacall was a wonderful human being.
Neville Bardoli How true.
She oozes style. Gorgeous lady. RIP
She looks very Charlotte Rampling, here. Two _beautiful, elegant_ women, indeed.
lol u got it wrong, Charlotte looks like her not the other way round
She was a movie star back when there were so many unique gorgeous and classy actors. Nowadays there are NONE to rival her. NONE.
👏🏿👏🏿Well said! I was telling my husband that the Glamorous & Dapper Days of Hollywood Era are LONG GONE.😢
theres a few remaining dear ,not like her -but there are --like needles in a haystack you must find them,,,,
Charlotte ,your comment goes along with the morons that have given this a thumbs down !!!
People are so sadly ignorant!
Maybe Viola Davis, or Streep- but other than these two, you're right- she has no rivals.
We don't really need movie stars anymore, the mystique is long gone in the post-internet era.
How superbly classic was she?! Her life, her body of work and timeless look! Icon!
Lauren Bacall is Hollywood Royalty!! Truly a Legend!
You can tell she has enduring style because the outfit she wore in 1979 still works in 2021 and is not some ludicrous "fashion" of the 70s.
So true💕
I agree in principle but while, in mz view, the whole era between 1968 and 1988 was a circus in terms of fashion, there was a brief interlude, say between 1977 and 1982, when there were many elegant designs, without the excesses that preceeded or followed.
As someone who was born in 2001, in my personal opinion, the way that this interview is conducted without gimmicks and just two people talking candidly and honestly with each other is so refreshing and new to me!
I find shows like Ellen ( even though there isn’t anything inherently wrong with the show) tiresome due to the interviewees being asked shallow questions that only show one side of a person to serve only the show or the question itself in some boring way.
There are NO talk shows today, just product placements & people schilling their wares.
It's just a 5 minute plug for their movie or clothing line these days. Not a real interview. Very boring IMO.
That was the genius of Dick Cavett. All his interviews were intelligent and witty. I especially loved his interviews with authors.
total respect for lauren.i grew up on her and bogie ,my father watched all those movies in the 50s and id sit on his lap at night when i couldnt sleep ,1,2 in the am , those are great memories for me
I'm glad you have good memories of your dad. It means a lot.
Awwww, blessings to you and your Dad
She has the best voice EVER!!! And especially as she got older.
remember her in the '80's for High Point Decaffeinated Coffee as a classy woman.
she's so gorgeous. she has had no plastic surgery. her face is so natural. i love the way she talks. i just love her. she was a wonderful actress. totally unique. great style. flair, realness, dignified... very appealing. a class act. also so gorgeous when she was young
also so gorgeous until the day she died
Brenda Anne Du Faur Lauren definitely had fat removed and eye area lifted as she got older, not here though. Who cares? She was a very attractive lady right to the very end.
I don't think she ever did. She always was beautiful and never looked stretched. Reportedly, bOgart stated he was married 4 times and had one wife. I don't know if he said it, but the sentiment is accurate.
Skygazer Exactly!
Agree. She has had a little work and a facelift but nothing drastic. Her look never was grossly changed. Always loved her looks.
I never saw such a realistic and honest actress!
What a wonderful and delightful beauty Lauren Bacall.
A presence. Talk and glamorous. Camera loved her in her early film work.
She’s solidly a New York gal
Love the flirtatious and antagonistic banter between them both!
What a smart elegant legend. RIP Betty.
The most adorable interview I've ever heard or watched! These two long-time friends allowed their personalities and relationship to banter, chastise, and tease in their very honest ways, as if they were in one of their living rooms. Wonderful. Thank you for posting this video.
Sedonalives Agreed ~ 100%
Savvy lady. Also, I love her coloring. Beautiful eyes and hair color. And smart.
I was 23 when her book was published.. watched this interview at the time.. and was not familiar with her films.. had seen her on tv game shows! Reading her book was very inspiring to me..still resonates today.
Have seen much of her on screen, but never thought she has such loving, appealing and adorable personality away from the acting career.
She was a very sensitive and loving person but put on a tough front sometimes
It's amazing to me how elegant, beautiful, and classy she was...a consummate star. And yet, she seems to be one of the most approachable and down-to-earth celebrities I've ever seen, IMO. And by the way, I'm a gay man and love both her and Hepburn.
One class act. Open and honest. Loved this interview...thank you. I met her once! A question and answer session. Several young women asked, "how do I become a star?" Becall replied, "do you want to be a star girls or an actress? There is a difference!" I loved it....typically Becall...say it as it is. I asked about the original Rat Pack, that I knew it started with Bogart, not Sinatra. She loved it. She said, Sinatra took the idea over after her husband's death. The original Rat Pack started at their table, discussing the blacklisting in Hollywood. Consisted of Bogart, David Niven, Judy Garland, Becall and another actor. Becall got up to get everyone drinks and looked over at the table and coined the phrase, "my God, you all look like a rat pack sitting there!"
Lauren was a strong, formidable, direct, honest and open woman. didn't suffer fools gladly and didn't go in for bullshit. Also, still a very attractive
woman. I bet she scared the pants off of men.
Real men she married.
She’s a Virgo - we are good at that.
Stunningly gorgeous lady!!!
Yes
Someone ought to make mention of her personality traits.
Absolutely!
Amen,you have GREAT taste 👍😇👏😊
Her autobiography is one of the best written of them all. ❤ Touching, honest and very interesting. Never could see what was so fantastic about Cavett though.
Thank you for posting this. I loved her book By Myself and I love watching interviews with her. She's pretty awesome.
newtonduck1 Fabulous.
I adore Lauren Bacall! This is my favorite interview with her. Great depth, and I love how honest she was about Bogart's death and how vicious Dorothy Kilgallen was in relation to it. Cavett was a master.
What did Dorothy Kilgallen do?
Cavett interviewed Bacall as I recall, and he was deathly afraid of running out of Humphrey Bogart questions.
She chewed Cavett up and spit him out. He seemed to enjoy it. A true Hollywood legend.
Nobody chewed Cavett up. Mailer tried, but failed miserably.
Lauren Becall a real movie star,intellegent , beautiful and no one is like her . She is with Bogie right now .
Best interview of her I have ever seen. I was never bored with this. I am glad she agreed to write a book and do interviews about it. Cavett is gracious as usual. Bogart was a sailor and so am I. Nice to know he would be willing to do it. Saw more of his pictures than hers. Thanks utube
I’ve read her autobiography several times and still go back to it to enjoy her story again. I got it initially because I was a huge fan of Bogart and wanted to find out more and found out what he saw in her: interesting, intelligent, honorable, talented, unpretentious.
What he saw in her? He was 44 and she was 19.
@@jamesanthony5681 Mainly ….
Really? Still sold?
I'm going to look for this book
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I love her !!!
Michael Neel She is so easy to love.
WHAT A WOMAN.
Hottest 55 year old I've ever seen. And such class, a true lady, but also a basket of firecrackers.
I think Helen Mirren is up there.
her voice is the best !
Lauren Bacall is a most amazing lady , what a wonderful wonderful interview, at times I could shake him but Ms Bacall.......stunning !
This is around the time she did The Shootist, the Dukes last movie. And she was great in it!
Thanks for posting this. Both are great to watch.
She tells it like it is. Straight forward and no BS
"My dialogue's bad but I'm a good actor."
"Oh?"
She was the f***ing best.
My all time favorite Lady and such a beautiful, exciting and honest people of all time.
Lovely lady!❤️💛I want to read her book
TammiLynn it was re-released with an extra chapter a few years ago so you can probably still get it pretty easily. I bought it on Kindle a couple of years ago.
what a charisma...
Love , Love Lauren Bacall ♥️
Women were so strong and serious back then. More beautiful.
She's so beautiful. She has class and poise. Great actress too
My sister was born in 1979 and named after her.
Loved this! They were great fun! I hope to read her books! Thank you! ♥️⭐️
I love Lauren Bacall....
Thank you for sharing the entire interview Arthur!! What an amazing woman she was, and a class act! Wish more people acted like her these days!!
Cavett is the only TSH that I've ever seen who can have a real conversation. All the ones doing it today are horribly inept.
His mentor, Jack Paar, gave him that advice. 'Make it a conversation,' he told Cavett.
Marvelous! Thank you 😊
This was an awesome interview I loved Dick Cavett he was great. I loved their verbal tennis. Lauren is so sharp not too much got past her. I didn't know Lauren Bacall and Catherine Hepburn were so close. They are 2 of my favorite actresses. But I can definitely see why they would be 2 strong, beautiful, intelligent women.
*Katharine
What a classy, clever and intelligent woman. RIP.
I had a private conversation with her once on an elevator in London. She was classy beyond measure, beautiful and seemed sincerely interested in my day as a young college guy touring London the first time. She is the picture dictionary definition of class.
Betty is so wonderful! Ty Alan.
A true Hollywood star
Esta mujer es espectacular, lo fue, y lo sera...mi modelo absoluto
What a classy actress Lauren Bacall was..😊😊
I think I'm going to throw together a new outfit: a silk button front blouse and tailored pants.
j v Me too.
Yes, classic and timeless. ❤️
I think a real lady dresses like this ,such a beautiful way of dressing, not like those bodycon dresses or those extremely tight yoga pants and crop tops , yuck prostitutes and bimbos dress that way only.
If overt sexy is all you have, you dont have much
She looks beautiful
Genuine grounded charm
What an amazing hour of television.
A REAL woman in every way. A gorgeous minx you could never control. And why would you?
"Theatre is an actor's medium whereas film is a director's medium"
She's REAL! She's herself...
Alan I love this interview
Bacall was Magic. RIP
I noticed in here where Cavett mentioned that a lot of people didn't know Lauren Bacall was Jewish. She had that in common with several other actresses that that fact was not widely known about-- Hedy Lamarr, Paulette Goddard, Theda Bara. Other Jewish actresses who are more widely known as Jewish are Judy Holliday, Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, and of course Barbra Streisand. And then there are the ones who converted for their husband--like Liz Taylor.
Paul Newman.
Merman was raised Episcopalian.
Don Rickles. Steve Guttenberg. Many other great actors like those two.
Steve
Steve Guttenburg lol
Dick Cavet is the best talk show host in history.
one of the last Hollywood greats she looked amazing in her older years Madonna take note
Lol Madonna?
Just great!
To quote Marlene Dietrich ``Falling in love again, never wanted to, what am I to do I cant help it`` lovely lady.
Wow I love her
That's it, the word, stylish describes Becall perfectly. Lovely person, tuns of style.
I love Dick Cavett. What a great interview!
The need to keep up appearances in broadcast television -- 'Could you join us again tomorrow night?' -- when in reality, they of course just keep taping the second half-hour then and there. 😊
I love her❤
STUNNING 😍!!!!!!!
God she was incredible, and most definitely a Virgo ♍
This guy is an awesome host.
This guy?? It's Dick Cavett!!
CAVETT IS A CREEP
Love the interview - even with the moments of tension between them. e g., Dick: 'It's time guests realized that.' zing!
Or later (a little after the 44-minute mark) when he says: 'It's a wonder we're invited to the same...well, never mind.'
She gives him a nice compliment at the end, though.
Absolutely beautiful Lady ..
"Gotta Match?" I was in love with that Gorgeous Creature and still adore this woman Today.
Don't get it? Watch "To Have And Have Not"
She and Gene Tiereny were the most beautiful actresses of old Hollywood .
Two opposites,.....but both extremely appealing. G.T. was beautiful, and L.B. was
alluring.!!!!
I love her eyes the way they look
The black and white era made every actress so beautiful now there colour
Classy lady
Absolutely gorgeous
Wonderful interview, and boy does that intro music take me back to many other wonderful interviews by Dick Cavett.
Favorite bit:
Cavett: "Every time I've made a lewd proposition to you, you've always ... laughed."
Bacall (leans in comically suggestively): "Cuz you've mostly made it on television."