Monday, May 30, 2011

1 October 1949: Humphrey Bogart in court

Alastair Cooke finds Bogie before the beak in an early case of tabloid chicanery

Despite the case being thrown out, Bogart's wife, Lauren Bacall, was less than impressed that her husband had found himself in such a situation in the first place. "This husband of mine," she said, "has to go out and get loaded; that's what happens when you're pushing 50." She also added, "You can quote me on this: my husband is wonderful."

For Bogart's part, he never denied he was feeling quite relaxed at the time. When the New York columnist Earl Wilson asked him if he had been drunk, he replied simply, "Isn't everybody at 4 a.m.?"


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