ALL ABOUT EVE (Drama)

George Sanders won his Supporting Oscar for playing the cynical critic.

About George Sanders (1906 - 72)

British actor who was known for playing many suave parts. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, to english parents. George Sanders commited sucide in Barcelona, Spain in 1972 because ''because I am bored'' with the world. George Sanders was married to two of the Gabor sisters, Zsa Zsa Gabor (1949 - 1957) and then Magda Gabor (1970 - 1970). Sanders was married to actress Benita Hume from 1959 until her death in 1967.

After working in business for several years, George Sanders made the career move to acting in the early thirties. Sanders' first starring opportunity came when he took over for Louis Hayward, the characterization of Simon Templar, a modern Robin Hood nicknamed "The Saint," in a handful of extremely popular RKO ''B'' thrillers. Beginning with "the Saint Strikes back."

RKO then went on to give him the lead role as "The Falcon," in a similar series of thrillers. Actor Tom Conway was his brother and the two starred together in several movies, such as "The Falcon's Brother" (1942). While his role as Addison DeWitt in "All About Eve" was the one that he was born to play, Sander's most enduring role may turn out to be playing the voice of the evil tiger, Shere Khan in Disney's "The Jungle Book" in 1967.

George Sanders' other films include:

LLOYDS OF LONDON (1936)
LANCER SPY (1937)
THE LADY ESCAPES (1937)
ALLEGHENY UPRISING (1939)
CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY (1939)
GREEN HELL (1940)
REBECCA (1940)
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940)
THE SAINT TAKES OVER (1940)
SON OF FURY: THE STORY OF BENJAMIN BLAKE (1942)
THE MOON AND SIXPENCE (1942)
PARIS AFTER DARK (1943)
THIS LAND IS MINE (1943)
ACTION IN ARABIA (1944)
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945)
SCANDAL IN PARIS (1946)
THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (1947)
FOREVER AMBER (1947)
LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN
THE LIGHT TOUCH (1952)
ASSIGNMENT: PARIS (1952)
CALL ME MADAM (1953)
WITNESS TO MURDER (1954)
THAT CERTAIN FEELING (1956)
NEVER SAY GOODBYE (1956)
DEATH OF A SCOUNDREL (1956)
SOLOMON AND SHEBA (1959)
THE LAST VOYAGE (1960)
A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964)
THE AMOROUS ADVENTURES OF MOLL FLANDERS (1965)
THE KREMLIN LETTER (1970)
DOOMWATCH (1972)
ENDLESS NIGHT (1972)
THE DEATH WHEELERS (1973)