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Verita Bouvaire-Thompson (9 February 1918 – 1 February 2008) was an American actress turned hairdresser who reputedly had a 14-year affair with actor Humphrey Bogart.
Apr 13, 2019 · Verita Bouvaire Thompson, a vivacious brunette who could out-drink and out-swear the big screen legend, had a 17-year affair with Bogart, which began two years before he met Bacall on the set of 1944’s To Have and Have Not, and continued right up until his end in 1957.
In 1982, when the starlet turned wig-maker Verita Thompson revealed that for 13 years she was Humphrey Bogart's lover, it surprised many in the film industry as well as admirers of the...
- He Had A Sad Upbringing
- He Didn’T Feel Their Love
- He Was A Disappointment
- He Went on A Dangerous Adventure
- He Had A Famous Trademark
- Rumors Shrouded His Truth
- He rebelled
- He Found His Calling
- He Wasn’T A Good Husband
- He Rebounded Hard
Born on Christmas day in 1899, Humphrey Bogart seemed to have it all—but beneath the glittering surface of his privileged upbringing, there was a sad reality.No amount of financial security could provide the young boy with familial love and affection. His parents, focused on their careers, treated their children in a shocking way. Flickr, Classic F...
Bogart’s parents constantly butt heads, but that wasn’t the worst part. In addition to their frequent fights, they were never emotionally generous with their children. Bogart remained heartbreakingly distant from them and only ever called his mother “Maud”. He later remembered, “A kiss, in our family, was an event”. Bogart—no stranger to iciness an...
In school, Bogart was an apathetic and sad child. To his parents’ dismay, he also had a rebellious nature. As his grades tanked, he began drinking and slacking off, his academic future going up in flames. With his family’s disappointment at his back and little to no career options, Bogart made a very risky decision. Getty Images
When WWI began, Bogart saw his chance to climb out of his depressing rut. He enlisted in the United States Navy as a coxswain. For him, it was an exciting adventure. He later recalled, “At eighteen, war was great stuff. Paris! Sexy French girls! Hot damn”! Moreover, many believe that it was during his time in the navy that Bogart gained one of his ...
In Hollywood, Bogart became known for the scar on his lip and tell-tale lisp. As his popularity took flight, so did the stories behind his famous look. Some claimed he’d been hit by shrapnel, while others insisted that a prisoner had hit him across the mouth with handcuffs. Audiences were ravenous for a backstory as dramatic as the actor himself. B...
According to actor David Niven, the studios encouraged the wild stories behind Humphrey Bogart’s scar, hoping to capitalize on the actor’s history. Instead, Bogart confessed to Niven that a childhood accident caused the injury. Of course, as the studios soon learned, they wouldn’t have to perpetuate false gossip to prop up the actor. When it came t...
When Bogart returned home from WWI, he was a changed man. There was also more of a chasm between him and his family. He found his father in a downward spiral—the patriarch's business and health failing—and the family’s wealth lost to bad investments. Bogart decided to turn his back on this mess by rebelling against everything he’d been taught. Gett...
Though he’d been raised to regard acting as a poor profession, Bogart decided to chuck the rulebook out the window. After all, acting seemed like the perfect fit; it lured him in with its late hours and the promise of attention and praise. He later said, “I was born to be indolent and this was the softest of rackets”. Between 1922 and 1935, the ama...
Humphrey Bogart’s foray into romance began innocently enough, but would later take on a life of its own. In 1922, he met actress Helen Menken, and four years later, they tied the knot…but they were never meant to go the distance. Their marriage barely lasted longer than a year—and the details from Menken’s divorce filing painted a nasty picture. Wi...
According to his first wife, Bogart neglected his marriage and even mistreated Menken. She believed that, above all else, he valued his career. What’s more? Bogart seemed to bounce back from this break a little too quickly. It didn’t take him long to find another wife in actress Mary Philips—but sadly, she didn’t satisfy his search for “the one". W...
Feb 9, 2008 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Verita Bouvaire Thompson, the reputed longtime mistress and confidant of Humphrey Bogart, has died. She was 89. Thompson died of natural causes at JoEllen Smith Living...
Feb 17, 2008 · VERITA Bouvaire Thompson, the hard-drinking mistress and long-time companion of movie star Humphrey Bogart who described herself as "Bacall's worst nightmare", has died aged 89. Thompson...
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Hollywood wig-mistress and restaurateur who enjoyed a long, wise-cracking extramarital affair with Humphrey Bogart. Tuesday March 04 2008, 12.00am, The Times. “Don’t let her size fool you. She’s half-Mexican and half-Irish, and when she gets mad, everybody with sense dives for cover.”
