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George Sanders (1906–1972) was a British voice actor, writer, composer, and autobiographer. Born George Henry Sanders in Saint Petersburg, he was educated at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. His professional career began in 1929, and he wrote in English. He is recognized for his notable role as Charles II of England.
Sanders received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. As a composer, his work is associated with baroque, classical, and British genres. He authored 22 works, including *Memoirs of a Professional Cad* and *Voting in Sanity*.
He was married to Zsa Zsa Gabor, Magda Gabor, and Benita Hume. His sibling was Tom Conway. Sanders died by suicide due to a drug overdose in Castelldefels.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Memoirs of a Professional Cad
- Voting in Sanity
- Die Abstammung der Cherokee-Indianer : Eine Spurensuche Auf der Basis Traditioneller Cherokee-Überlieferungen
- Het present van Staat
- Sanders Sports Autograph Price Guide, 1994
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His career as an actor spanned over forty years. His heavy upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in…
Known for
- Footsteps on the Ceiling — Addison DeWitt (archive footage)2013
- Ingrid Bergman Remembered — Self (archive footage)1996
- Death In Hollywood1990
- Disney's Greatest Villains — Shere Khan (voice) (archive footage)1977
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self (archive footage)1976
- Psychomania — Shadwell1973
- Endless Night — Andrew Lippincott1972
- Doomwatch — The Admiral1972
- The Kremlin Letter — Warlock1970
- The Night of the Assassin — General Downes1970
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1906
- Active to
- 1972
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 237
- Total plays
- 1,167
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George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was an English film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His prominent English accent and bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950), Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), and the voice of the malevolent tiger Shere Khan in The Jungle Book (1967). His career spanned more than 40 years. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1906-07-03 ) 3 July 1906, Saint Petersburg , Russia
- Died
- 25 April 1972 (1972-04-25) (aged 65), Castelldefels , Barcelona , Spain
- Alma mater
- Manchester Technical College
- Occupations
- Actor singer
- Years active
- 1929–1972
- Partner
- Lorraine Chanel (1968–1972)
- Relatives
- Tom Conway (brother)
- Awards
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Sanders
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Castelldefels
- Sibling
- Tom Conway
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- George Sanders Allan Warren.jpg
- Height
- 189
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- Commons category
- George Sanders
- date of birth
- 1906-07-03
- date of death
- 1972-04-25
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons gallery
- George Sanders
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- birth name
- George Henry Sanders
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- notable role
- Charles II of England
- name in native language
- George Sanders
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to George Sanders, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British actor and singer whose career spanned over 40 years. His heavy, upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is remembered for his roles as the wicked Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940, a rare heroic part), The Saran of Gaza in Samson and Delilah (1949, the most popular film of the year), theater critic Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe (1952), King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-part episode of Batman (1966), and the voice of Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967). He also starred as Simon Templar, in five of the eight films in The Saint series (1939–1941), and as a suave Saint-like crimefighter in the first four of the sixteen The Falcon films (1941–1942).
Early life
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