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Eva Marie Saint dies at 102
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning star of On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, has died at 102.
What happened
Eva Marie Saint, who won an Academy Award for her first film role, died of natural causes at her Los Angeles home on Tuesday, aged 102. Her representative confirmed she was surrounded by family. Saint was known for On the Waterfront and Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, and also worked in television.
Numbers
- 102Age at her death — She died on Tuesday
- 1954Year of her film debut — On the Waterfront
- 1990Year she won an Emmy — For People Like Us
Questions
- Which character earned her Academy Award?
- Her first screen appearance as Edie Doyle earned best supporting actress, alongside Marlon Brando in Elia Kazan’s 1954 drama.
- How did television shape her career?
- She began in live television in the late 1940s and received an Emmy in 1990 for People Like Us.
- Why was her Hitchcock role notable?
- As Eve Kendall, she played a femme fatale and double agent opposite Cary Grant in Hitchcock’s 1959 thriller.
- What marked her standing at death?
- She was the oldest surviving Oscar winner and one of the last living figures from Hollywood’s golden age.
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The catch
Coverage identifies natural causes but provides no further medical details about her death.