Thursday 14 August 2014

The death of a femme fatale

You might think Vraie Fiction is turning into an obituary blog since the 12th of August. But I learned yesterday that the legendary Lauren Bacall died. She was 89. I know at this age, it is not a tragedy, but all the same, I have to confess it saddened me more than the suicide of Robin Williams. She was the kind of sophisticated beauty that we don't see very often. Strangely enough, I watched The Big Sleep again this weekend, in which she played femme fatale Vivien Rutledge so brilliantly. Ironic, that a femme fatale should live to 89. This is the first thing that came to my mind.

4 comments:

Ms Misantropia said...

Hah! We will outlive you all ;)

Nellie said...

Two icons within a week - gone. The entertainment world has lost some outstanding ones.

jaz@octoberfarm said...

she sure was something special!

Debra She Who Seeks said...

A femme fatale is fatal to others, not to herself. Personally she would be a real survivor. I always liked Lauren Bacall too. She always cut right through the BS on any topic.