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Humphrey Bogart and Spencer Tracy Were Lifelong Friends Bonded by Hollywood, Biographer Says
Though they only starred in one film together, Humphrey Bogart and Spencer Tracy developed a close friendship, author James Curtis tells Closer exclusively.
The film, which was a modest hit in its time, is largely remembered as the first and only movie that future Hollywood heavyweights and close friends Humphrey Bogart and Spencer Tracy appeared in together. Spencer had become the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards — for 1937’s Captains Courageous and 1938’s Boys Town — while 1942’s Casablanca propelled Bogie to the top of Hollywood’s A-list. “[She] was there but strictly as a wife — she used to come out and help with the lunch,” recalls script supervisor Angela Allen, who notes that everyone, including the film’s stars, Bogie and Katharine Hepburn, camped together in “primitive” conditions.
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