Trivia

1. Before he became a star Humphrey’s birthday was given as January 23, 1899. In 1936 Warner Bros changed this to December 25, 1900. A couple of years later Bogart changed this again in December 1899.
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2. Bogart told reporters: “The honest way to find the best actor would be to let everybody play Hamlet and let the best man win.” However, when he won an Oscar for The African Queen (1951) he said something different: “It’s a long way from the heart of the Belgian Congo to the stage of the Pantages Theatre and I’m glad to say I’d rather be here.”
--Source: Inside Oscar, 10th Anniversary Edition, Page 218

3. Bogart was married four times: Helen Menken (1926 - 1928)Mary Philips (1928 - 1938)Mayo June Methot (1938 - 1945)Lauren Bacall (1945 - 1957)

4. Bogart was a heavy smoker and a heavy drinker, allegedly sustaining two packs of Chesterfields a day. His death occurred just as Americans were beginning to learn about the health risks of smoking, inspiring many to push for stronger anti-smoking legislation.
--Source: History of Drugs in America, Page 47

Producer Wallis was unsatisfied with the ending of Casablanca, so Humphrey Bogart was called back in to dub a final line over the last shot. Since then Louis and Rick walk into the fog, talking about the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
--Source: The Making of Casablanca: Bogart, Bergman, and World War II, Page 10

Humphrey has his handprints set in cement on Hollywood Boulevard (Hollywood, USA, in the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theater).
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Many actors have played Philip Marlowe over the years. But writer Raymond Chandler considered Bogart the genuine article.
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In 1947 America was in the midst of a heightened Communist awareness. Senator McCarthy wanted Hollywood stars to testify for the House Un-American Activities Committee. The unfriendly witnesses (John Huston, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Ira Gershwin) were against the investigations. They went to Washington for the hearings with a petition. Later the group members themselves came under suspicion. Bogart: “That’s what I meant when I said our Washington trip was a mistake”
--Source: McCarthyism, The Great American Red Scare : A Documentary History, Page 44

While on assignment in the military police, a prisoner tried to escape and struck Bogart in the mouth. Bogart was left with a scar and a slight lisp.
--Source: Humphrey Bogart: a bio-bibliography, Page 5

Humphrey has a star on Hollywood Boulevard.It’s located between Vine Street and Cahuenga bld.

His fourth wife Lauren Bacall was 25 years younger than he was.

Bogart got his nickname “Bogie” from actor Spencer Tracy, in 1930.

In his career as a tough guy, Bogart went to the electric chair 12 times.