Career: Hudson made his acting debut with one line in Fighter Squadron (1948). He continued to take acting lessons for a number of years and success came in 1954 with Magnificent Obsession. His popularity soared after appearing alongside James Dean in Giant (1956), and acclaimed film Something of Value (1957). During the late 1950s and 1960s, he appeared in a number of romantic comedies with Doris Day, including Pillow Talk (1959). He also appeared in action film Tobruk (1967), spy thriller Ice Station Zebra (1968) and western The Undefeated (1969). His big-screen appeal waned in the 1970s and he turned his attention to TV, starring in McMillan & Wife. He had a recurring role in the 1980s in Dynasty. He died from Aids-related complications on October 2, 1985 at the age of 59.

Career: Bacall's film debut made her an instant star, although her second movie, Confidential Agent (1945), was less well received. The Big Sleep (1946) reteamed her with Bogart, and they went on to make two more films together. Her habit of turning down substandard roles earned her a reputation for being difficult, but she did go on to feature in Young Man with a Horn (1950), How To Marry a Millionaire (1953) and Written on the Wind (1956). Bacall's movie career waned during the following decades, but she found success on Broadway in the plays Cactus Flower and Applause. She received her first Academy Award nomination in 1996 for The Mirror Has Two Faces. She received an honorary Academy Award in 2010. She died on August 12, 2014, at the age of 89.