Lauren Bacall Was A Pearl Lover

[Mikeyy]

How could you not like Lauren Bacall? And she had good fashion sense. RIP

 

[pattye]

Mikeyy, Thanks! What a woman!!

 

[GemGeek]

Lauren Bacall was exquisitely beautiful, and even as she aged considerably, she was always out and about, glamorously dressed and full of vigor. I used to run into her when I lived in Manhattan, and later, on visits. The first time, I was eating dinner at the Russian Tea Room and I recognized her voice and looked up. She was sitting right across from me. Such a voice. We used to joke about my being a magnet for her, but I think she lived in the same part of town and we both went out a lot. The last time I saw her, I was at a Broadway show with Mom, who followed her for four blocks before I pried her away to go back in the opposite direction to our hotel. She was just that fascinating! Thanks for the photos.

 

[Mikeyy]

I understand she lived in the Dakota building. Same building where John Lennon lived and died. She was a hoot.

Lauren Bacall was exquisitely beautiful, and even as she aged considerably, she was always out and about, glamorously dressed and full of vigor. I used to run into her when I lived in Manhattan, and later, on visits. The first time, I was eating dinner at the Russian Tea Room and I recognized her voice and looked up. She was sitting right across from me. Such a voice. We used to joke about my being a magnet for her, but I think she lived in the same part of town and we both went out a lot. The last time I saw her, I was at a Broadway show with Mom, who followed her for four blocks before I pried her away to go back in the opposite direction to our hotel. She was just that fascinating! Thanks for the photos.

 

[Marianne]

And a very talented and classy lady!

 

[newberry]

So sad to see this. What a good actress and one that loved pearls too.

 

[pattye]

Gemgeek, wow, what a great story!

 

[KarinK]

She had so much style even at 19!

"You know you don't have to act with me, Steve. You don't have to say anything, and you don't have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow."

- Karin

 

[Katbran]

Damn GemGeek ! How wonderful ! Such a strong classy lady she was .. she and Katherine Hepburn exuded such confidence. Both pearly people of course.. RIP

 

[dkan 168]

She was one of the great actresses of a by-gone age, and will be sadly missed.

RIP.

DK

 

[CathyKeshi]

Delightful story GemGeek! Lauren Bacall was one of the world's greats for sure; a really unique woman, unmistakable wherever she was seen or heard. RIP.

 

[Caitlin]

A lifelong genuine pearl lover!. She was a very sophisticated pearl lover, too judging from the blue baroques! Thanks for the photos, Mikeyy and for the great story, GemGeek!

 

[pkinnew]

A beautiful, classy lady who will be missed. Thanks for the great story, GemGeek!

 

[GemGeek]

Thanks. The morning of the show-sighting with Mom, Walter Cronkite smiled at me. I had been telling Mom that all she had to do was look, and she would see famous people, too, but missing Walter Cronkite was too much for her. We split up for the day and when she stopped in a restaurant in the afternoon for a snack, she looked up and Martin Short was sitting at the next table for two on the banquette, facing her. He was in town to promote his mini-series Merlin (years ago). Later that day, we saw Martin Short attending the same play as Lauren Bacall. So she believed me after that. Unfortunately, spotting famous people doesn't work as well in San Diego as it does in LA and NYC.

 

[SunSeeker]

What a great story, GemGeek! And Mikeyy, thanks for the awesome pictures of Lauren Bacall! I was admiring pearly pictures of her as well!

 

[Nora]

Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske) was a cousin to Israel's former president, Shimon Peres (Szymon Perski).
An amazing lady and an amazing actress. She will be missed.
You were so lucky Blair and thank you Mikeyy.

 

[GemGeek]

Saw this blog on the upcoming auction of her jewelry: http://jewelrynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/12/lauren-bacall-auction-to-include.html

 

[CathyKeshi]

Oh, that's so interesting, GemGeek ... wouldn't anyone feel a little more ... sultry ... wearing a piece of Ms. Bacall's jewelry?

 

[GemGeek]

I know I would love to own something from her history. Bidding should be fierce.

 

[pattye]

Oh, that's so interesting, GemGeek ... wouldn't anyone feel a little more ... sultry ... wearing a piece of Ms. Bacall's jewelry?

Love the opulence of the 2 gold bracelets worn together. The enamel on gold pieces are wonderful, too. Although out of my budget, the estimates are not too outrageous to prevent one of "us" from bidding~theoretically, at least~