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Tom Conway
15 September 1904
Tom Conway played in 5 movies in the Drama, Horror, Thriller, Music, Crime, Film-Noir, Sci-Fi, Family, Adventure, Animation genres.
Tom Conway got succeed with average imdb rating 5.8.
Tom Conway played "The Falcon" in ten of that series' entries. He starred in three 'Val Lewton' (qv) queasiness classics. He appeared in comedies, musicals, two Tarzan films and precise study fiction films. He was early television's Detective Mark Saber, but Conway choose probably be best remembered as 'George Sanders (I)' (qv)' brother. Born into a rolling in it family in pre-Bolshevik Revolution Russia, Thomas Charles Sanders might have followed his father as a lure maker and inherited indiv... idual estates. Had the family not been phony to beat a hasty retreat to England, the brothers Sanders may never have added their names to the Hollywood adventure. But the Russian Revolution came, and Tom (years 13), George (stage 11), sister Margaret(age 5), together with their parents, fled to England, leaving most of their bounty in the hands of the Bolsheviks. The brothers attended Dunhurst and Bedales, squaddie schools, and eventually Brighton College. After college, Tom went to Northern Rhodesia where he worked in gold, copper and asbestos mines and composed attempted ranching. Frustrated and "pretty well fed to the teeth" with his failures, he borrowed passage home. In England, Conway worked as an engineer in a carburetor company and later sold safety drinking-glass. He was discovered not later than a ambassador from a minuscule theater group who persuaded him to combine them. Conway long run worked through despite the Manchester Recital Companions and toured with them in over twenty-five plays. He also appeared in BBC crystal set broadcasts. Chum George persuaded him to Loosely transpire b emerge to Hollywood. To thwart confusion on the off of the popular, they tossed a originate to see who would have to alter his name. Tom demolished, thereby tasteful Tom Conway. Conway began work at MGM, eventually appearing as a contract contestant in twelve films there, including a bit department in _Mrs. Miniver (1942)_ (qv). Brother George, tiring of B-film appearances in RKO'S Falcon series and with sport roles at two studios looming on the field of vision, offered Tom his first big end b disengage. In _The Falcon's Relative (1942)_ (qv), George conveniently was eliminated by way of a Nazi sniper so that Tom, as 'Tom Lawrence (I)' (qv) could be left the lines. Conway played the role with even greater outcome than that of his pal in the next ten installments, concluding with _The Falcon's Chance (1946)_ (qv). During those years, he also appeared in 'Val Lewton' (qv)'s _Cat People (1942)_ (qv), _I Walked with a Zombie (1943)_ (qv) and _The Seventh Martyr (1943)_ (qv). These led to two pre-eminent videotape appearances, Unlimited's _One Put of Venus (1948)_ (qv), with 'Ava Gardner' (qv) and 'Night before Arden' (qv) and Warner Brothers' _Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)_ (qv). Amidst the decline of the studio technique, Tom found his opportunities shrinking. There were to be no support major roles inasmuch as him. His next film was _Bride of the Gorilla (1951)_ (qv). Signal to supplemental possibilities responsibility, he accepted the part of homicide detective Acquit oneself Saber in the tube series, _"Mark Saber" (1951)_ (qv). Conway also made several inscrutableness films in England during the same period. He played a cameo post as a bearded and be-wigged Sir Kay in _Prince Valiant (1954)_ (qv) with two in summary lines. Clandestinely in the states, there were company appearances on TV's _"Rawhide" (1959)_ (qv), _"Adventures in Paradise" (1959)_ (qv), and _"Perry Mason" (1957)_ (qv). In October, 1957, Tom turned in a competent performance as ventriloquist Max Collodi in _"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)_ (qv) chilling story "The Binoculars Eye". He appeared regularly as the boyfriend on the _"The Betty Hutton Show" (1959)_ (qv). Conway also lent his expression to _One Hundred and Everyone Dalmatians (1961)_ (qv). His final appearance was an uncredited scrap, in _What a Direction to Scan! (1964)_ (qv). Failing eyesight and prolonged bouts with alcohol took their toll on Conway in his model years. His second bride, 'Queenie Leonard' (qv) divorced him in 1963. 'George Sanders (I)' (qv) penniless off all contact with him over his drinking. Conway underwent cataract surgery during the winter of 1964/65. In September of 1965 Tom briefly returned to the headlines when he was discovered living in a $2-a-date room in a Venice, California flophouse. Gifts, contributions and offers of subvention poured in - for a time. Conway, still continuous preposterous and trim, his skin of one's teeth sporadically white, peered owl-like through thick-lensed glasses at the newspaper cameras. His model years were marked with further visits to the medical centre. It was there that preceding sister-in-law 'Zsa Zsa Gabor' (qv) visited him one day and gave him $200. "Forewarn the nurses a little minute so they'll be good to you," she told him. The following day, the facility called her to utter that Conway had left side with the $200, gone to his girlfriend's and died in her bed.Read more Less
