His death has completely over shadowed that of a REAL American icon- an American treasure the likes we’ll never see again- Laurent Becall. Her body of work in film and stage is awe inspiring and by far over shadows Robin Williams.
Well, Bacall outlived the window for a big hullabaloo. The majority of people alive today haven’t seen more than maybe one of her films, so they are ignorant of her, and she doesn’t get the headlines.