New York - UPI
Hollywood screen legend Lauren Bacall has died at the age of 89, the estate of her late husband Humphrey Bogart announced Tuesday.
NBC's Thomas Roberts was the first to report the news via Twitter. TMZ quickly followed saying she suffered a massive stroke earlier in the day.
Bogart's estate then took to Twitter to confirm she had died.
With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren Bacall. pic.twitter.com/B8ZJnZtKhN— BogartEstate (@HumphreyBogart) August 12, 2014
BREAKING NEWS - actress Lauren Bacall passes away at the age of 89 according to my source who is connected with friends & family.— Thomas Roberts (@ThomasARoberts) August 12, 2014
The native New Yorker was married to Bogart from 1945 until his death in 1957. Their big-screen collaborations include the classics To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage and Key Largo. She also appeared in the movies How to Marry a Millionaire and Designing Woman. She earned an Oscar nod for her performance in 1996's The Mirror Has Two Faces and was presented with a lifetime achievement Academy Award in 2009. She is survived by her three children -- two from her marriage to Bogart and one from her marriage to her ex-husband, actor Jason Robards, who died in 2000.