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In the Good Old Summertime
1949
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S.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall. Original Name. Szöke Szakall. Birth. 2 Feb 1883. Budapest, Belváros-Lipótváros, Budapest, Hungary. Death. 12 Feb 1955 (aged 72) Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Sakall died of a heart attack in Hollywood on February 12, 1955, shortly after filming The Student Prince, ten days after his 72nd birthday. He is buried in the Garden of Memory in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California .
Feb 16, 2024 · Also nicknamed ”Cuddles” for his round build by studio head Jack Warner, Sakall died of a heart attack on 12 February 1955 and found eternal peace at the Garden of Memory in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California.
Jan 29, 2012 · In the late 40s, "Cuddles" was added to his billing by the studio (Sakall didn't like it) and it seemed to fit him perfectly. When a studio wanted a Germanic comic grandfather figure, Sakall got the call. His great advantage was his appearance.
- Chuck Rothman
Dec 2, 2008 · Writer, Producer and Director of CINEMA’S EXILES: FROM HITLER TO HOLLYWOOD. Hungarian S.Z. Sakall played an endearing “fussbudget” in over thirty movies between 1940 and 1950.
S.Z. Sakall. Actor: Casablanca. Hungarian-born S.Z. Sakall was a veteran of German, Hungarian and British films when he left Europe because of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement.
Feb 2, 2013 · Character Actor S. Z. “Cuddles” Sakall appeared in over 100 films. He started his career in Hungarian and German silent films and early talkies, but is probably best remembered for his Hollywood era films including The Devil and Miss Jones, Ball of Fire, Casablanca, Christmas in Connecticut, The Dolly Sisters, Yankee Doodle Dandy ...
