Lauren Bacall

A Balkan thriller with a ‘Jackson Pollock’

Heavily armed officers from Bulgaria's organized crime unit discovered a painting that looked like it might be the work of the famous American painter Jackson Pollock during a search in Sofia on February 18. There was a dedication written on the back to the actress Lauren Bacall, as well as a signature in Romanian.

Murder on the Orient Express | Athens | September 28

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is screening Sidney Lumet's celebrated 1974 adaptation of Agatha Christies's "Murder on the Orient Express," featuring an all-star cast including Albert Finney as the indomitable sleuth Hercule Poirot, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave and Ingrid Bergman, who won her third Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Actress Lauren Bacall dies at 89

Lauren Bacall, the sultry actress with the heavy-lidded eyes and husky voice who captured Humphrey Bogart's heart both on and off the movie screen, died on Aug. 11 at the age of 89.

"With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren Bacall," the estate of the Bogart family said on a verified Twitter account.