Thursday, September 20, 2012

Before, During And After #5: Humphrey Bogart

age 18

age 42 (Casablanca publicity still, 1942)


age 52, by Richard Avedon

4 comments:

mister muleboy said...

Those last ten years were pretty hard on the guy.

I'd like to blame smoking, but I need to learn the role L. Bacall played in it all. . . .

Who Am Us Anyway? said...

I'd like to blame smoking -- Of course you would, mr. mule. Then you could be politically correct for once in your life! But no, 'tis not your fate ... :-)

mister muleboy said...

Who, you're so right.

Political correctness is for queers and coloureds. . . .

Mythical Monkey said...

Katie-Bar-The-Door suspects it's simply the difference between studio lighting techniques and Avedon's anti-glamor approach.

Me? I think Lauren Bacall done wore him out ...