Tom Conway

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Born Thomas Charles Sanders on Sept. 15, 1904 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Died April 22, 1967 of liver ailment in Culver City, Calif.

Tom Conway was the suave star of nearly 300 movies, including the "Falcon" series, and the radio serials "Sherlock Holmes" and "The Saint."

During the 1950s he appeared in the title role in the "Inspector Mark Sabre" television show.

Conway estimated that he had made $1 million in films. His credit include "One Touch of Genius" with Ava Gardner, "The Seventh Heaven" and "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine." At the time of his death, however, he appeared no better off than he'd been two years earlier, when he was discovered in poor health in a $2-a-night Venice hotel room, a situation that inspired offers of help from all over the world.

Conway was the brother of actor George Sanders, although the two had a falling out years before Conway died in 1967. Five years later Sanders took his own life in a Spanish hotel room.

Conway's second wife, from whom he'd been divorced for years, said offers of help had fallen through for her ex-husband.

"He has not lived comfortably and he wasn't well enough to work," said Queenie Leonard Conway. "He has been in and out of hospitals for the last few years. When he wasn't in the hospital, he lived in a West Los Angeles apartment. He didn't even have a phone."

— Los Angeles Times April 25, 1967

Eight thoughts about Tom Conway

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I am an avid Conway fan. I believe he deserves a star for his movie career. He was a much better actor than his brother and arguably worked harder. Conway's real problem was that he sounded like George in his early Hollywood career which at first was a help but in the end it was a hindrance. In late 1952 Tom flew to London to make Blood Orange and Park Plaza 605 - he told the press in the US before he left, not to refer to him as George Sanders brother because he did not want to trade on his name. Tom was very enthusiastic about a potentially new film career in England. That sadly was short lived because he was diagnosed in 1953 with a terminal liver disease. He went to Capri to die but found a doctor who had discovered a new drug. Tom did recover enough to be able to carry on working but there were many visits to hospital over the coming years

” — C. Parkinson. , January 6, 2014 at 11:37 a.m.

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