[Scoutmaster]

Urban legend. Humphrey Bogart's mother was Maud Humphrey Bogart, a commercial artist. Maud's drawing of Humphrey as a baby appeared on Mellin's baby food years before Gerber began producing baby food.

Another legend is that Maud drew/painted the Gerber baby. That's not true either, although Maud Bogart was a successful commercial artist.

Source: I've been a massive Bogart fan since high school, and Bogie's birthdate really was December 25. That wasn't made up by a movie studio trying to soften Bogie's image because of his frequent early appearances as a gangster.

[jocon307]

Thanks for explaining that! He must have been a lovely Christmas present for his mom.

My dad met Bogart, when my dad worked at Abercrombie & Fitch back in the day when it was, at least in part, a sporting goods store. He sold him fishing rods or something like that.