article_snippet.sent: Bacall attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, alongside Kirk Douglas, and supported Bacall by working as an usherette and a model.
article_snippet.sent: Filled with art: Bacall poses in 1979 at Bacall home, the mementos of Bacall life on show behind Bacall .
article_snippet.sent: It was Bacall work in modeling which led to Bacall real career breakthrough:
article_snippet.sent: Bacall was spotted by Diana Vreeland, then fashion editor of Harper’s Bazaar, who saw a unique spark in the young Bacall and immediately began working with Bacall.
article_snippet.sent: Bacall soon appeared on the cover of Harper's, catching the attention of the celebrated director, Howard Hawks shortly after.
article_snippet.sent: it was Hawks who made the decision to change the young Bacall name to Lauren, when he took a chance on the inexperienced starlet, casting Bacall in he adaption of Hemingway’s tale, To Have and Have Not.
article_snippet.sent: Bacall, who was then only 19-years-old, was reportedly so nervous about the role, Bacall head shook involuntarily, so Bacall tilted Bacall chin down to steady Bacall, with the result being that Bacall looked up at the camera.
article_snippet.sent: However it was this unusual style of delivery, combined with the script’s many innuendos, that proved to be a winning formula, sparking a decades-long career in both television and film.