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George Sanders: Russian Revolution
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George Sanders wurde am 3. Juli des Jahres 1906 in Sankt Petersburg geboren. Er lebte mit seinen Eltern in Russland bis zum Ausbruch der Russischen Revolution. In England begann George ein Studium und wurde anschließend Geschäftsmann, erst in der Textil - später in der Tabakbranche. Anfang der Dreißiger Jahre betrat er erstmals eine Bühne und begann Filmrollen zu übernehmen.
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Born in St. Petersburg, George Sanders and his affluent family fled to the U.K. during the Russian Revolution. He was educated at Brighton College and after an initial career in the textile industry and a South American tobacco venture, Sanders returned to Britain when it failed. After a number of small theatrical and radio roles he made his film debut as the god ‘Indifference’ in the Alexander Korda production The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936).
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Sanders was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, of British parents. In 1917, when he was eleven, the family returned to Britain on the outbreak of the Russian Revolution and, like his brother, he attended Brighton College, a boys' independent school in Brighton. After graduation he worked at an advertising agency. It was there that the company secretary, an aspiring actress named Greer Garson, suggested a career in acting. His older brother, Tom Conway, was ... an actor, to whom Sanders later handed over the role of "The Falcon".
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Sanders was born in St Petersburg, Russia of British parents. While he was a child the family returned to Britain with the advent of the Russian Revolution. As a youth he worked in various jobs before finding employment with an advertising agency. It was there that the company secretary, an aspiring actress named Greer Garson, suggested a career in acting.
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