Humphrey Bogart was born on 25 December 1899 in New York City. An American actor, Bogart became one of the defining screen personalities of Hollywood's golden age. After years in supporting parts, usually as gangsters, he broke through in High Sierra and The Maltese Falcon, then starred in Casablanca, To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The African Queen in 1951. His weary, cynical but honorable screen persona made him an icon, and the American Film Institute ranked him the greatest male star of classic American cinema. He married Lauren Bacall, with whom he made several films.
Before and after
- 19 October 1899Birth of Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 13 November 1899Birth of Huang Xianfan
- 29 November 1899Founding of FC Barcelona
- 16 December 1899Founding of AC Milan
- 25 December 1899Birth of Humphrey Bogart
- 1900Founding of Borussia Mönchengladbach
- 19th centuryRise of Reform Judaism
- 19th centuryRise of Jadid
- 1900Publication of Tosca
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The era
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