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Sabu (actor)

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Sabu (actor)

Sabu Dastagir (born Selar Sabu; 27 January 1924 – 2 December 1963) was an Indian-born American actor. Throughout his career he was credited under the name Sabu and is primarily known for his work in films during the 1930s–1940s in Britain and the United States. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

Infobox

Born
Selar Sabu(1924-01-27)27 January 1924Karapura, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died
2 December 1963(1963-12-02) (aged 39)Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names
Sabu
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1937–1963
Spouse
mw- Marilyn Cooper (m. 1948)
Children
2, including Paul Sabu
Branch
United States Army Air Forces
Years of service
1944–1945
Rank
crewman
Unit
370th Bombardment Squadron
Battles / wars
mw- li World War II
Awards
mw- Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Conflicts
mw- li World War II
Service years
1944–1945

Tables

· Filmography
1937
Elephant Boy
Role(s)
Toomai
1938
The Drum
Role(s)
Prince Azim
1940
The Thief of Bagdad
Role(s)
Abu
1942
Jungle Book
Role(s)
Mowgli
Arabian Nights
Role(s)
Ali Ben Ali
1943
White Savage
Role(s)
Orano
1944
Cobra Woman
Role(s)
Kado
1946
Tangier
Role(s)
Pepe
1947
Black Narcissus
Role(s)
The Young General
The End of the River
Role(s)
Manoel
1948
Man-Eater of Kumaon
Role(s)
Narain
1949
Song of India
Role(s)
Ramdar
1951
Savage Drums
Role(s)
Tipo Tairu
1952
Hello Elephant
Role(s)
Sultan of Nagore
Bagdad
1954
The Treasure of Bengal
Role(s)
Ainur
1956
Jaguar
Role(s)
Juano
Jungle Hell
Role(s)
Sabu the Jungle Boy
The Black Panther
Role(s)
Short
1957
Sabu and the Magic Ring
1960
Mistress of the World
Role(s)
Dr. Lin-Chor
1963
Rampage
Role(s)
Talib
1964
A Tiger Walks
Role(s)
Ram Singh
Notes
Posthumously released (final film role)
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1937
Elephant Boy
Toomai
1938
The Drum
Prince Azim
1940
The Thief of Bagdad
Abu
1942
Jungle Book
Mowgli
Arabian Nights
Ali Ben Ali
1943
White Savage
Orano
1944
Cobra Woman
Kado
1946
Tangier
Pepe
1947
Black Narcissus
The Young General
The End of the River
Manoel
1948
Man-Eater of Kumaon
Narain
1949
Song of India
Ramdar
1951
Savage Drums
Tipo Tairu
1952
Hello Elephant
Sultan of Nagore
Bagdad
1954
The Treasure of Bengal
Ainur
1956
Jaguar
Juano
Jungle Hell
Sabu the Jungle Boy
The Black Panther
Short
1957
Sabu and the Magic Ring
1960
Mistress of the World
Dr. Lin-Chor
1963
Rampage
Talib
1964
A Tiger Walks
Ram Singh
Posthumously released (final film role)

References

  1. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
    https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fref%3Aodnb%2F101419
  2. medium.com
  3. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Meet-Sabu-Mysores-elephant-boy/articleshow/19589712.cms
  4. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Remembering-Sabu-the-mahout-from-Mysore/articleshow/12711927.cms
  5. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0754942/bio
  6. Screenonline
    http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/459165/
  7. hindustantimes.com
    https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/a-dog-named-charlie-and-other-animals-101655752426299.html
  8. "Quit India": The Image of the Indian Patriot on Commercial British Film and Television, 1956-1985, by Dror Izhar page 1
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140202092406/http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/978-1-4438-3203-8-sample.pdf
  9. Films in Review
    http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Obits/Sabu/FIR.html
  10. "Black Narcissus (The Criterion Collection) (2001) DVD commentary"
    https://www.amazon.com/Black-Narcissus-The-Criterion-Collection/dp/B00004XQN4
  11. "The Jungle Book (1942) - IMDb"
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034928/locations
  12. "People:Reservations". TIME, 19 March 1945.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20111114173420/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,797343-2,00.html
  13. Films in Review
  14. The Wire
    https://thewire.in/cinema/the-elephant-boy-from-mysore-who-became-an-international-superstar
  15. movies.Disney.com
    https://movies.disney.com/a-tiger-walks
  16. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/385380082/
  17. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/385599296/
  18. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380996225/
  19. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/386306655/
  20. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/386260873/
  21. Alexander Korda's "The Thief of Bagdad", An Arabian Fantasy
  22. Valley Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/580676971/
  23. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-sabu-19631203-story.html
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