Off-screen, Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre were great friends. In fact, Peter Lorre is the person who got Bogie comfortable about the age difference with Lauren Bacall when he said: “Five good years are better than none.”
“The sensitive tough guy was a single-digit player at the Lakeside Golf Club, not far from the @warnerbrotherspictures studios in Los Angeles, and he would often cycle over between takes to squeeze in a quick game. Bogie was a frequent spectator at the Los Angeles Open at Riviera, watching from under a tree by the 12th green, wearing a trench coat and a fedora, quaffing bourbon from a thermos.” - @golfdigestmag on Humphrey Bogart