George Sanders

George Sanders

  • Born: 1906-7-3
  • Birthplace: Petersburg, Russia
  • Height: 6' 2¾" (1.9 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Representative Works: "Four Masters", "Rebecca", "International Intelligence Network", "Moon and Sixpence", "The Kremlin Letter"
  • George Sanders (George Sanders), born on July 3, 1906 in Petersburg, Russia, is a British actor.
    George Sanders was filming in the United States and Europe. He is known for his grace and cynicism. His representative works include "The Moon and Sixpence" and " The Kremlin Letter ."

    Early Experience

    British actor, born in Санкт-Петербург English , parents are British. During the Red October , the family returned to England and studied at Brighton College and Manchester Institute of Technology. After graduation, he worked in textiles, tobacco and other businesses.

    Performing Experience

    In 1935, he started filming in the UK and made films such as "Looking for a Woman" and "Strange Shipment". Entered Hollywood the following year, participated in the filming of "The Running Woman", "The Outsider" and other films, becoming an important movie star, often acting as a decision-maker or flattering rogues. The character role of misbehaving attracted attention, and soon became one of Hollywood's important movie stars. In 1943, he starred in "The Moon and Sixpence" (also translated as "Painting a Miracle"), which created an image of a flesh-and-blood cynic, which was well received. In 1951, he won the 23rd Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "The Comet Beauty" prize. Since then, he has also participated in the shooting of films such as "Evanhe" (1952) and "Travel in Italy" (1953). In the 1960s, he usually made films in Europe. There are: "Snatch Action Plan" (1962), "Conspiracy" (1964), "Route to Cairo" (1966), etc. These films all embody his elegant and cynical performance style. The main films include "Four Masters ", " Rebecca ", "International Intelligence Network", "New York Strange Talk", "Rouge Blood", "Treasure Stealing Fragrance", "Fan", "Rogue Life", "From the Earth" To the Moon", "Good Time", "Kremlin Letters", " mentaldisorder ", etc. George Sanders married four times (including Zsa Zsa Gabor ) and wrote an autobiography "The Autobiography of a Professional Rogue". He committed suicide by taking sleeping pills in 1972. In his suicide note, he wrote that his death was mainly due to boredom with life. The last film he made during his lifetime was called "The Man Who Made the Wheel of Death" (1972)   .
    Extended Reading

    Ivanhoe quotes

    • Rebecca: My heart is breaking, Father.

      Isaac of York: My heart broke long ago. But it serves me still.

    • Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert: Rebecca, you must blame the fates that it was I who loved you, and not Ivanhoe - for you were always mine, and only mine - God keep you.

      [dies]

      Rebecca: My lady, in death he spoke the truth.

      Lady Rowena: Do you still love Ivanhoe?

      Rebecca: No, my lady. I stole a little happiness, perhaps - but not from you - or him - only from my dreams.