bacall left $ 10,000 for son sam to care for her papillon pooch , sophie .
the rest of her sizable estate — including her apartment in the dakota building on the upper west side and its contents — late screen siren lauren bacall left the bulk of her $ 26.6 million fortune to family , carving out a special $ 10,000 bequest for her beloved dog , sophie , and directing her three children to keep her personal papers private , according to her will .
according to papers filed friday in manhattan surrogate 's court , the actress set aside $ 10,000 for the care for her papillon .
lauren bacall , who died aug. 12 million
beyond that , she gave $ 250,000 to each of silver screen legend lauren bacall left behind an estimated $ 26.6 million estate — and made sure her little dog sophie would have plenty of bones in her golden years .
the estate documents , filed in a rush order at manhattan surrogate ’s court on friday because the family plans to auction off her artwork this fall , evenly split her property among children sam prideaux robards , of manhattan , stephen humphrey bogart , of naples , fla. , and leslie bogart , of santa monica , calif. “ i request that my children respect my wish to keep private certain personal letters , writings , diaries and other papers or memorabilia , ” bacall wrote in the 10 - page will written last september .
the majority of bacall 's sizable estate , which includes her apartment in the famed dakota building ( where john lennon lived and died ) , is to be split between her three children : leslie bogart , stephen bogart , and doggie handler robards .
[ related : celebrities we lost in 2014 ] the new york daily news reports that bacall , who died at her manhattan home after suffering a stroke , specified in her 2013 will that her son , actor sam robards , would care for the pooch .
bacall ’s will , signed last fall , also remembered two of her employees — ilsa hernandez was left $ 15,000 and maria santos was given $ 20,000 , according to papers filed friday in manhattan surrogate ’s court .