Cavett was great early on, but he clearly lost interest or got bored as the years went on. I suppose every guest can't be Orson Welles, Hepburn or Mitchum. He insulted Kirk Douglas in one interview as I recall, and like the pro he was, Douglas let it pass.
So many (especially on RU-vid) seem to detest the guy. But he is so intelligent and other positive verbage used here applies. I think women that appreciate intelligence in a man, and are intelligent themselves like that about Mr. Cavett. I myself find him very attractive here in this interview. If it were today - I'd make my way down to Montauk and arrange to accidentally on-purpose bump into him.
You know I don't really like his style. Perhaps it just didn't age well. The first interview i saw of his was with Lucille Ball and her daughter and he asked some gross questions about what happens with the dirty producers who wanted sex with them. They dodged those questions and were good sports about it, but it was awkward and made them uncomfortable. He didnt even seem to notice and made some weird off color jokes after about it.
I can't agree with the idea of Cavett being the greatest interviewer in TV history. In fact, I find him to be one of the worst. No question the man had wit, but as Bacall (teasingly) points out here, he is a little too fond of showing off his own cleverness to be a good interviewer. He rambles too much, wastes his guests time on many occasions. Case in point: In this interview he rambles on about stars like Judy Garland, Bette Davis, et al having large gay followings. Then he finally asks Bacall why she thinks this is. Of course, she has nothing to say on the subject, and why would she? Why would he even pose this question to her? The man needed to learn to self edit.
Early on, I would agree. His mentor Jack Paar told him to make it a conversation, not an interview. As the years went on he clearly lost interest and it showed.
total respect for lauren.i grew up on her and bogie ,my father watched all those movies in the 50s and id sit on his lap at night when i couldnt sleep ,1,2 in the am , those are great memories for me
Wonderful interview, Lauren Bacall. Spoke so freely & comfortably. Dick Cavett makes his guests feel so free & comfortable. What a joyous time! Rip Lauren ⭐️
I agree in principle but while, in mz view, the whole era between 1968 and 1988 was a circus in terms of fashion, there was a brief interlude, say between 1977 and 1982, when there were many elegant designs, without the excesses that preceeded or followed.
As someone who was born in 2001, in my personal opinion, the way that this interview is conducted without gimmicks and just two people talking candidly and honestly with each other is so refreshing and new to me! I find shows like Ellen ( even though there isn’t anything inherently wrong with the show) tiresome due to the interviewees being asked shallow questions that only show one side of a person to serve only the show or the question itself in some boring way.
she's so gorgeous. she has had no plastic surgery. her face is so natural. i love the way she talks. i just love her. she was a wonderful actress. totally unique. great style. flair, realness, dignified... very appealing. a class act. also so gorgeous when she was young
Brenda Anne Du Faur Lauren definitely had fat removed and eye area lifted as she got older, not here though. Who cares? She was a very attractive lady right to the very end.
I don't think she ever did. She always was beautiful and never looked stretched. Reportedly, bOgart stated he was married 4 times and had one wife. I don't know if he said it, but the sentiment is accurate.
The most adorable interview I've ever heard or watched! These two long-time friends allowed their personalities and relationship to banter, chastise, and tease in their very honest ways, as if they were in one of their living rooms. Wonderful. Thank you for posting this video.
I was 23 when her book was published.. watched this interview at the time.. and was not familiar with her films.. had seen her on tv game shows! Reading her book was very inspiring to me..still resonates today.
It's amazing to me how elegant, beautiful, and classy she was...a consummate star. And yet, she seems to be one of the most approachable and down-to-earth celebrities I've ever seen, IMO. And by the way, I'm a gay man and love both her and Hepburn.
One class act. Open and honest. Loved this interview...thank you. I met her once! A question and answer session. Several young women asked, "how do I become a star?" Becall replied, "do you want to be a star girls or an actress? There is a difference!" I loved it....typically Becall...say it as it is. I asked about the original Rat Pack, that I knew it started with Bogart, not Sinatra. She loved it. She said, Sinatra took the idea over after her husband's death. The original Rat Pack started at their table, discussing the blacklisting in Hollywood. Consisted of Bogart, David Niven, Judy Garland, Becall and another actor. Becall got up to get everyone drinks and looked over at the table and coined the phrase, "my God, you all look like a rat pack sitting there!"
Her autobiography is one of the best written of them all. ❤ Touching, honest and very interesting. Never could see what was so fantastic about Cavett though.
Best interview of her I have ever seen. I was never bored with this. I am glad she agreed to write a book and do interviews about it. Cavett is gracious as usual. Bogart was a sailor and so am I. Nice to know he would be willing to do it. Saw more of his pictures than hers. Thanks utube
I adore Lauren Bacall! This is my favorite interview with her. Great depth, and I love how honest she was about Bogart's death and how vicious Dorothy Kilgallen was in relation to it. Cavett was a master.
Lauren was a strong, formidable, direct, honest and open woman. didn't suffer fools gladly and didn't go in for bullshit. Also, still a very attractive woman. I bet she scared the pants off of men.
TammiLynn it was re-released with an extra chapter a few years ago so you can probably still get it pretty easily. I bought it on Kindle a couple of years ago.
I’ve read her autobiography several times and still go back to it to enjoy her story again. I got it initially because I was a huge fan of Bogart and wanted to find out more and found out what he saw in her: interesting, intelligent, honorable, talented, unpretentious.
I had a private conversation with her once on an elevator in London. She was classy beyond measure, beautiful and seemed sincerely interested in my day as a young college guy touring London the first time. She is the picture dictionary definition of class.
This was an awesome interview I loved Dick Cavett he was great. I loved their verbal tennis. Lauren is so sharp not too much got past her. I didn't know Lauren Bacall and Catherine Hepburn were so close. They are 2 of my favorite actresses. But I can definitely see why they would be 2 strong, beautiful, intelligent women.
I think a real lady dresses like this ,such a beautiful way of dressing, not like those bodycon dresses or those extremely tight yoga pants and crop tops , yuck prostitutes and bimbos dress that way only.
I noticed in here where Cavett mentioned that a lot of people didn't know Lauren Bacall was Jewish. She had that in common with several other actresses that that fact was not widely known about-- Hedy Lamarr, Paulette Goddard, Theda Bara. Other Jewish actresses who are more widely known as Jewish are Judy Holliday, Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, and of course Barbra Streisand. And then there are the ones who converted for their husband--like Liz Taylor.
The need to keep up appearances in broadcast television -- 'Could you join us again tomorrow night?' -- when in reality, they of course just keep taping the second half-hour then and there. 😊
Love the interview - even with the moments of tension between them. e g., Dick: 'It's time guests realized that.' zing! Or later (a little after the 44-minute mark) when he says: 'It's a wonder we're invited to the same...well, never mind.' She gives him a nice compliment at the end, though.
Wonderful interview, and boy does that intro music take me back to many other wonderful interviews by Dick Cavett. Favorite bit: Cavett: "Every time I've made a lewd proposition to you, you've always ... laughed." Bacall (leans in comically suggestively): "Cuz you've mostly made it on television."
