The Complicated Life of Old Hollywood Legend Humphrey Bogart

In 1945, he filed for divorce from Mayo Methot in California after several years of conflict. Their relationship had become increasingly unstable, and the separation formally ended one of Hollywood’s most turbulent celebrity marriages of the era.

The divorce came as his relationship with Lauren Bacall was becoming widely known. With the legal proceedings underway, the end of the marriage cleared the way for a new chapter in his personal life as his professional success continued to grow.