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Wartime Image Solidifies
- Bogart's on-screen persona crystallized into the lone, unsentimental hero during WWII.
- The public embraced this cool, action-first masculinity as patriotic and reassuring.
Constructing 'Bogie'
- Bogart consciously cultivated his tough-guy shtick, practicing snarls and changing his diction.
- Louise Brooks argued he embraced a persona that the press then conflated with the man.
Turbulent Marriages And Drinking
- Bogart's marital life included three early marriages, often turbulent and influenced by career moves.
- His third marriage to Mayo Methot featured heavy drinking and violent fights that affected his life.