Everett Sloane

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Actor Born Oct. 1, 1909 in New York, NY

Actor Everett Sloane made his stage debut at age 7 as Puck in his school's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

A native New Yorker, Sloane was born Oct. 1, 1909, and once told an interviewer, "I never got the idea of becoming an actor until I was about 2 years old."

He would go on to star in films and TV shows until his death from an apparent overdose of sleeping pills Aug. 6, 1965.

His motion picture credits included "Prince of Foxes," "The Men," "Bird of Paradise" and "The Enforcer."

He is also widely known for "Citizen Kane," "Lady From Shanghai" and a "Twilight Zone" episode called "The Fever" in which he's chased by a slot machine.

Sloane performed on Broadway and in several radio dramas early in his career. He made his Broadway debut in 1935 in "Boy Meets Girl" and followed that with roles in "Three Men on a Horse" and "All That Glitters."

At one time he also was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theater group and in 1938 was one of those who frightened East Coast residents out of their wits with the realistic broadcast of "The War of the Worlds."

— Charles E. Davis Jr. in the Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 1965

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