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Humphrey Bogart: Petrified Forest
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While the service was taking place, Humphrey Bogart was cremated. Originally, he wanted his ashes scattered from his ship, into the Pacific. At the time, such scattering was illegal, so they opted for a permanent niche at Forest Lawn.
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Bogart's first theatrical success came in the mid-thirties. He had the lead in "The Petrified Forest", a stage play which in 1936 was turned into a film with Bogart as the lead actor. Bette Davis was his co-star. It was a smash hit and provided the impetus for Bogart's future acting career.
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After The Petrified Forest was released, Bogart worked steadily under his contract with Warner Bros., and it was necessary for him to make a permanent move out West. Unfortunately, when Bogart and Mary’s career paths broke apart, so did the marriage. After a brief try at life in Hollywood, Mary returned East to continue her successful career as a stage actress.
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Robert Sherwood remained a close friend of Bogart's. In 1936 the movie version of The Petrified Forest came out. Bogart got excellent reviews. Still, he was stuck in a series of crime dramas for Warner Brothers and cast as a heavy, with little acting range. All told, in his career as a tough guy, Bogart went to the electric chair 12 times, and got over 800 years of hard labor. Jack Warner saw nothing wrong with that; as long as the movies made money, and the actors got paid, he saw no reason for anyone to complain.
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