Humphrey Bogart, one of the greatest screen actors of the twentieth century, was born in New York City on Janu. His parental home and his upbringing were upper crust New York. His father, Belmont DeForest Bogart [], was a prosperous New York surgeon, and his mother, Maud Humphrey, was an illustrator and artist. Bogart's parents were able to send him to first-rate schools such.