Humphrey Bogart Family Tree: The Story Behind Casablanca's Rick

Humphrey DeForest Bogart (1899–1957), born 25 December 1899 in New York City, USA, and died 14 January 1957 in Los Angeles, was Hollywood's most-iconic tough guy — The Maltese Falcon (1941), Casablanca (1942), To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The African Queen (1951 — Academy Award Best Actor), The Caine Mutiny (1954); AFI's greatest male screen legend of all time.

The Family's Roots: An Upper-Class New York Family

Father was a surgeon; mother a successful illustrator.

His Parents

Father: Dr. Belmont DeForest Bogart (1867–1934) — Manhattan surgeon.

Mother: Maude Humphrey Bogart (1868–1940) — successful commercial illustrator; the "Ivory Soap Baby" was based on baby Humphrey.

His Sisters

Frances "Pat" Bogart (1901–1937) — elder sister.

Catherine "Kay" Bogart (1903–1937) — elder sister.

His Wives

Helen Menken (m. 20 May 1926, div. 18 November 1927) — actress.

Mary Philips (m. 3 April 1928, div. 21 November 1937) — actress.

Mayo Methot (m. 20 August 1938, div. 10 May 1945) — actress; alcoholic; "Battling Bogarts".

Lauren Bacall (m. 21 May 1945, until his death 1957) — actress.

Their Children (with Lauren Bacall)

Stephen Humphrey Bogart, born 6 January 1949 — son; author.

Leslie Howard Bogart, born 23 August 1952 — daughter (named after actor Leslie Howard).

The Bogart Family Tree at a Glance

Father: Dr. Belmont DeForest Bogart (1867–1934).

Mother: Maude Humphrey Bogart (1868–1940) — illustrator.

Sisters: Frances (1901–1937); Catherine (1903–1937).

Wives: Helen Menken (1926-27); Mary Philips (1928-37); Mayo Methot (1938-45); Lauren Bacall (1945-death).

Children (Bacall): Stephen (b. 6 January 1949); Leslie Howard (b. 23 August 1952).

Humphrey Bogart:

  • Born 25 December 1899, NYC
  • Phillips Academy Andover — expelled
  • US Navy 1918-19 (WWI)
  • Broadway from 1922; Hollywood from 1930
  • The Maltese Falcon (1941): breakthrough
  • Casablanca (1942): iconic role as Rick
  • Academy Award Best Actor: 1951 (The African Queen)
  • Died: 14 January 1957, LA — esophageal cancer at 57

What the Bogart Family Story Teaches Us

A Manhattan-surgeon father. An illustrator mother (the Ivory Soap Baby was baby Humphrey). Two older sisters lost the same year 1937. Four marriages, the last to Lauren Bacall producing 2 children. A career that produced Casablanca's Rick and one Oscar.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Bogart story carries the same lesson. Some careers cross an Upper East Side upbringing to become Hollywood's greatest tough guy.

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