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Eugene Borden (born Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bardin, March 21, 1897 – July 2, 1971) was an American
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in silent and
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s. Born in France, he immigrated to the United States as a teenager, and entered the film industry a short time later. He appeared in over 150 films, as well as
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, serials, and television shows.


Life and career

Born in Paris, France, on March 21, 1897, Borden immigrated to the United States in 1914 at the age of 17. By 1917 he had entered the film industry, appearing in a featured role in
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's ''The Slacker''. Over the next 43 years, Borden appeared in 160 feature films, usually in uncredited roles, many of which were as characters do menial labor, such as headwaiters, porters, pursers and coachmen. During his long career in films, Borden appeared in many notable movies. During the silent era, he appeared in such notable productions as: George D. Baker's ''
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'' (1918); '' Blue Blood'' (1925), directed by
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; and the original film version of '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1928), directed by Malcolm St. Clair. During this time, Borden also appeared in two successful
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: '' The Better 'Ole'', a musical comedy which ran for over 350 performances in 1918–19; and 1922's musical comedy, ''The French Maid'', with music by
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and Gus Edwards. Borden smoothly made the transition to sound films, appearing in numerous notable films, in some of which he had significant roles. Notable films of the 1930s in which he appeared include: 1934's '' Marie Galante'', directed by Henry King and starring
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; the 1936 comedy ''
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'', starring
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, and featuring
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in one of his first film appearances; ''
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'', a 1937 romantic comedy starring
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; the 1938
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vehicle, '' Happy Landing'', which also stars
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; and the 1939 version of ''
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'', starring
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and the
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. Borden continued his prolific ways in the 1940s, appearing in dozens of films, some of which included: the classic '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1940), starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and
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, in which Borden had a featured role; the 1942 screwball comedy '' The Lady is Willing'', starring
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; '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1945), starring
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and an all-star cast; as the Quartermaster in the Bogart and Bacall classic ''
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''; in the classic ''
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'' (1946), starring Tyrone Power and
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's tour de force, ''
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'' in 1946; as Michel, the owner of the French restaurant, in ''
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, and
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; and the 1949 classic musical '' On the Town'', starring Gene Kelly (who also directed), Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, and
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. Borden remained active in films throughout the 1950s, as well as transitioning into the new medium of television. One of this most notable roles would occur in 1951's classic musical, '' An American in Paris'', starring Gene Kelly,
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, when he had the featured role as Kelly and Levant's landlord, Georges Mattieu. Other notable films in which he appeared during this decade include: ''
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in 1955, starring Jimmy Stewart,
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. Borden appeared in several films in the 1960s, although most of his work in that decade was on the small screen. His notable films include: 1960's '' Can-Can'', starring Frank Sinatra,
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. In addition to his film work, Borden appeared in numerous television shows during the 1950s and 1960s. Some of the shows on which he performed included '' My Little Margie'', ''
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'', and '' Rawhide''. Borden's last performance was in 1966 on the television series '' Run for Your Life''. After his retirement, Borden lived at the Motion Picture Home, in Woodland Hills, California. He died there on July 21, 1971 at the age of 74, and is buried in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica.


Filmography

(Per AFI database and imdb.com) * '' The Slacker'' (1917) * '' Draft 258'' (1917) * ''Think It over'' (1917) * ''The Liar'' (1918) * '' Cyclone Higgins, D.D.'' (1918) * ''
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'' (1918) * '' The Stealers'' (1920) * ''
The Barricade ''The Barricade'' is a 1921 silent American melodrama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars William H. Strauss, Katherine Spencer, and Kenneth Harlan, and was released on October 2, 1921. Plot When Michael Brennon became sick, he as ...
'' (1921) * ''The Porcelain Lamp'' (1921) * '' Blue Blood'' (1925) * '' The Jade Cup'' (1926) * '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1928) * '' Hold Your Man'' (1929) * ''Le spectre vert'' (1930) * ''
The Woman Racket ''The Woman Racket'' is an extant 1930 Pre-Code talking film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet. It is based on a 1928 Broadway play, ''Night Hostess'' by Philip Dunning. In January 2012 the ...
'' (1930) * '' Chasing Rainbows'' (1930) * '' La veuve joyeuse'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1934) * ''
Coming Out Party ''Coming Out Party'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone starring Frances Dee, Gene Raymond, Alison Skipworth and Nigel Bruce. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. Synopsis Joy Stanhope, ...
'' (1934) * '' Hell in the Heavens'' (1934) * '' Marie Galante'' (1934) * '' Sadie McKee'' (1934) * '' The Cat and the Fiddle'' (1934) * '' I'll Tell the World'' (1934) * '' L'homme des Folies Bergère'' (1935) * ''
Goin' to Town ''Goin' To Town'' is a 1935 musical comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Mae West. The film stars Mae West, Paul Cavanagh, Gilbert Emery, Marjorie Gateson, Tito Coral and Ivan Lebedeff. The film was released on April 25, 1935, b ...
'' (1935) * ''
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'' (1936) * ''
Wife vs. Secretary ''Wife vs. Secretary'' (or ''Wife versus Secretary'') is a 1936 comedy drama directed and co-produced by Clarence Brown and starring Clark Gable as a successful businessman, Jean Harlow as his secretary, and Myrna Loy as his wife, supported by Ja ...
'' (1936) – Ship's Officer (uncredited) * '' Fatal Lady'' (1936) * '' Till We Meet Again'' (1936) * '' The Road to Glory'' (1936) * '' Everybody's Old Man'' (1936) * ''
Souls at Sea ''Souls at Sea'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. Based on a story by Ted Lesser, the film is about a first mate on a slave ship who frees the slaves on the ship after a mutiny ...
'' (1937) * ''
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'' (1937) * '' Thin Ice'' (1937) * ''
Café Metropole ''Cafe Metropole'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith, released by 20th Century Fox and starring Loretta Young, Tyrone Power and Adolphe Menjou. Plot In Paris in 1937, Victor Lobard owns the very exclusive C ...
'' (1937) * ''
They Gave Him a Gun ''They Gave Him a Gun'' is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, and Franchot Tone. The picture bears a resemblance to later films noir in its dark theme regarding the struggles and ...
'' (1937) * '' Big Town Girl'' (1937) * ''
I Met Him in Paris ''I Met Him in Paris'' is a 1937 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Wesley Ruggles, written by Claude Binyon, and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, and Robert Young. It was the first film shown at Washington, D.C.'s Newt ...
'' (1937) * '' The Firefly'' (1937) * ''
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'' (1937) * '' Seventh Heaven'' (1937) * '' The Lady Escapes'' (1937) * '' Jewels of Brandenburg'' (1937) * '' Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo'' (1938) * '' Happy Landing'' (1938) * ''
Battle of Broadway ''Battle of Broadway'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Raymond Walburn, Lynn Bari and Jane Darwell. The film wa ...
'' (1938) * ''
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'' (1938) * ''
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'' (1938) * '' A Trip to Paris'' (1938) * '' The Lone Wolf in Paris'' (1938) * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1938) * '' Mysterious Mr. Moto'' (1938) * ''
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'' (1938) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1939) * '' Chasing Danger'' (1939) * ''
News Is Made at Night ''News Is Made at Night'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by John Larkin. The film stars Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Russell Gleason, George Barbier, Eddie Collins and Minor Watson. The film was released o ...
'' (1939) * '' Everything Happens at Night'' (1939) * ''
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'' (1939) * '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1940) * '' The Man I Married'' (1940) * ''
Down Argentine Way ''Down Argentine Way'' is a 1940 American musical film made in Technicolor by Twentieth Century Fox. It made a star of Betty Grable in her first leading role for the studio although she had already appeared in 31 films, and it introduced American ...
'' (1940) * '' I Was an Adventuress'' (1940) * ''
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'' (1940) * '' Charlie Chan in Rio'' (1941) * '' I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island'' (1941) * '' Scotland Yard'' (1941) * '' That Night in Rio'' (1941) * '' Week-End in Havana'' (1941) * '' Dr. Renault's Secret'' (1942) * '' Footlight Serenade'' (1942) * '' Casablanca'' (1942) as Policeman (uncredited) * ''
Kid Glove Killer ''Kid Glove Killer'' is a 1942 American crime film, starring Van Heflin as a forensic scientist investigating the murder of a mayor. The B film, the feature-length directorial debut of Fred Zinnemann, was an expanded version of the 1938 '' Crime ...
'' (1942) * '' The Lady is Willing'' (1942) * '' Paris Calling'' (1942) * ''
Sleepytime Gal ''Sleepytime Gal'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Art Arthur, Albert Duffy and Max Lief. The film stars Judy Canova, Tom Brown, Billy Gilbert, Ruth Terry, Thurston Hall, Elisha Cook Jr., Jerry Lester, ...
'' (1942) * ''
Gildersleeve on Broadway ''Gildersleeve on Broadway'' is a 1943 American film starring Harold Peary as his radio character The Great Gildersleeve. It is the third of four Gildersleeve features, others were ''The Great Gildersleeve'' (1942), ''Gildersleeve's Bad Day'' (19 ...
'' (1943) * ''
Mission to Moscow ''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies. The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...
'' (1943) * ''
Paris After Dark ''Paris After Dark'' is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring George Sanders, Philip Dorn and Brenda Marshall. It portrays the activities of the French resistance in occupied Paris during World War II. The portraya ...
'' (1943) * '' Wintertime'' (1943) * '' Adventure in Iraq'' (1943) * '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) * ''
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'' (1944) * '' Dark Waters'' (1944) * '' Mrs. Parkington'' (1944) * '' Our Hearts Were Young and Gay'' (1944) * '' Strange Affair'' (1944) * '' Till We Meet Again'' (1944) * ''
To Have and Have Not ''To Have and Have Not'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1937 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The book follows Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida. ''To Have and Have Not'' was Hemingway's second novel set in t ...
'' (1944) as Quartermaster (uncredited) * '' The Caribbean Mystery'' (1945) * ''
Dakota Dakota may refer to: * Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux ** Dakota language, their language Dakota may also refer to: Places United States * Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Dakota, Illinois, a town * Dakota, Minnesota ...
'' (1945) * ''
The Dolly Sisters Rosie Dolly (October 24, 1892 – February 1, 1970) and Jenny Dolly (October 24, 1892 – June 1, 1941), known professionally as The Dolly Sisters, were Hungarian-American identical twin dancers, singers and actresses, popular in vaudeville an ...
'' (1945) * ''
A Song to Remember ''A Song to Remember'' is a 1945 American biographical film which tells a fictionalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin. Directed by Charles Vidor and starring Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, and Cornel Wilde. Plot Fr ...
'' (1945) * ''
Thrill of a Romance ''Thrill of a Romance'' (also known as ''Thrill of a New Romance'') is an American Technicolor romance film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1945, starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams and Carleton G. Young, with musical performances by Tommy D ...
'' (1945) * ''
Yolanda and the Thief ''Yolanda and the Thief'' is a 1945 American Technicolor MGM musical-comedy film set in a fictional Latin American country. It stars Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, and Mildred Natwick, with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Arth ...
'' (1945) * '' Boston Blackie and the Law'' (1946) * ''
The Catman of Paris ''The Catman of Paris'' is a 1946 American mystery and horror film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara, Douglass Dumbrille, Gerald Mohr and Fritz Feld. Plot The write ...
'' (1946) * '' Cloak and Dagger'' (1946) * ''
Do You Love Me "Do You Love Me" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by the Contours in 1962. Written and produced by Motown Records owner Berry Gordy Jr., it appeared twice on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, reaching numbers three in 1962 and eleven in 1 ...
'' (1946) * ''
Gilda ''Gilda'' is a 1946 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth in her signature role and Glenn Ford. The film is known for cinematographer Rudolph Maté's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis's wardrobe fo ...
'' (1946) * '' Never Say Goodbye'' (1946) * ''
The Razor's Edge ''The Razor's Edge'' is a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American pilot traumatized by his experiences in World War I, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. The story beg ...
'' (1946) * '' The Return of Monte Cristo'' (1946) * '' The Searching Wind'' (1946) * '' So Dark the Night'' (1946) * ''
The Thrill of Brazil ''The Thrill of Brazil'', also known as ''Dancing Down to Rio'', is a 1946 American musical film directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Columbia Pictures and starring Evelyn Keyes, Keenan Wynn, and Ann Miller Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Col ...
'' (1946) * '' The Jolson Story'' (1947) * '' Cigarette Girl'' (1947) * ''
The Foxes of Harrow ''The Foxes of Harrow'' is a 1947 American adventure film directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, and Richard Haydn. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design (Lyle R. Wheeler, Maur ...
'' (1947) as French Auctioneer (uncredited) * '' Framed'' (1947) * '' Jewels of Brandenburg'' (1947) * '' Killer McCoy'' (1947) * '' The Lost Moment'' (1947) * '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1947) * ''
The Bishop's Wife ''The Bishop's Wife'' (also known as ''Cary and the Bishop's Wife'') is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his ...
'' (1948) * '' Glamour Girl'' (1948) * '' Rogues' Regiment'' (1948) * ''
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'' (1948) * '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) * '' On the Town'' (1949) * ''
All About Eve ''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does ...
'' (1950) – Frenchman * ''
Black Hand Black Hand or The Black Hand may refer to: Extortionists and underground groups * Black Hand (anarchism) (''La Mano Negra''), a presumed secret, anarchist organization based in the Andalusian region of Spain during the early 1880s * Black Hand ...
'' (1950) * '' Last of the Buccaneers'' (1950) * '' The Petty Girl'' (1950) * '' Under My Skin'' (1950) * '' An American in Paris'' (1951) as Georges Mattieu * '' Flame of Stamboul'' (1951) * '' The Law and the Lady'' (1951) * '' The Light Touch'' (1951) * ''
My Favorite Spy My Favorite Spy may refer to: * My Favorite Spy (1942 film), an American comedy film * My Favorite Spy (1951 film) ''My Favorite Spy'' is a 1951 comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr. Plot US intelligen ...
'' (1951) * ''
On the Riviera ''On the Riviera'' is a 1951 Technicolor musical comedy film made by 20th Century Fox. Directed by Walter Lang and produced by Sol C. Siegel from a screenplay by Valentine Davies and Phoebe and Henry Ephron, it is the studio's fourth film ba ...
'' (1951) * '' Silver Canyon'' (1951) * '' Up Front'' (1951) * '' Bal Tabarin'' (1952) * '' The Happy Time'' (1952) * '' Thunderbirds'' (1952) * '' The Big Sky'' (1952) * '' The Iron Mistress'' (1952) * '' Red Ball Express'' (1952) * '' April in Paris'' (1953) * ''
A Blueprint for Murder ''A Blueprint for Murder'' is a 1953 American film noir thriller film directed and written by Andrew L. Stone and starring Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters and Gary Merrill. Plot Whitney "Cam" Cameron (Joseph Cotten) arrives at a hospital to be with ...
'' (1953) * ''
Dangerous When Wet ''Dangerous When Wet'' is a 1953 American live-action/animated musical comedy film starring Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas and Jack Carson, directed by Charles Walters and featuring an animated swimming sequence starring Williams with the c ...
'' (1953) * '' Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation'' (1953) * ''
Saginaw Trail Saginaw Trail is the collective name for a set of connected roads in Southeast and Central Michigan that runs from Detroit to Saginaw through Pontiac and Flint that was originally a tribal foot trail. To drive it today, drivers would follow: * ...
'' (1953) * ''
Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unite ...
'' (1953) * '' Paris Model'' (1953) * '' Hell and High Water'' (1954) * '' Jubilee Trail'' (1954) * ''
Phffft ''Phffft'' is a 1954 American comedy romance film starring Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, and Jack Carson and featuring Kim Novak in a supporting role. The picture was written by George Axelrod and directed by Mark Robson. It was the second film sta ...
'' (1954) * '' So This Is Paris'' (1955) * '' The Far Country'' (1955) * '' Interrupted Melody'' (1955) * ''
The Purple Mask ''The Purple Mask'' is a 1955 American swashbuckler film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone starring Tony Curtis and set in 1803 France.Database (undated)."''The Purple Mask'' (1955)" Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 26, 2013. Backgrou ...
'' (1955) * '' Three for the Show'' (1955) * ''
To Catch a Thief '' To Catch a Thief'' is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar w ...
'' (1955) as French Waiter (uncredited) * '' It's Always Fair Weather'' (1955) as Italian Chef (uncredited) * ''
Pirates of Tripoli ''Pirates of Tripoli'' is a 1955 American adventure film directed by Felix E. Feist and starring Paul Henreid and Patricia Medina. Plot Princess Karjan promises pirate captain Edri-Al-Gardian a fabulous reward if he helps her regain her lost ki ...
'' (1955) * '' The Best Things in Life Are Free'' (1956) * ''
Silk Stockings ''Silk Stockings'' is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath Leueen MacGrath (3 July 1914 – 27 March 1992) was an English actress and playwright and the second wife of George S. Kaufman, from 1949 until their divor ...
'' (1957) * '' The Spirit of St. Louis'' (1957) * ''
The Tarnished Angels ''The Tarnished Angels'' is a 1957 black-and-white American CinemaScope drama film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Jack Carson, and Robert Middleton. The screenplay by George Zuckerman is based on ...
'' (1958) * '' The Fly'' (1958) * '' Me and the Colonel'' (1958) * '' The Perfect Furlough'' (1959) * '' Can-Can'' (1960) * ''
Seven Thieves ''Seven Thieves'' is a 1960 American film noir heist crime drama film shot in CinemaScope. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, Joan Collins and Eli Wallach. Directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Sydney Boehm, it was adapted for the ...
'' (1960) * '' All in a Night's Work'' (1961) * '' Back Street'' (1961) * ''
Take Her, She's Mine ''Take Her, She's Mine'' is a 1963 American comedy film starring James Stewart and Sandra Dee based on the 1961 Broadway comedy written by Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron. The film was directed by Henry Koster with a screenplay by Nunnally Jo ...
'' (1963) * ''
What a Way to Go! ''What a Way to Go!'' is a 1964 American black comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Bob Cummings and Dick Van Dyke. Plot In a dream-like pre-credit sequ ...
'' (1964) * '' Boeing Boeing'' (1965) * '' Our Man Flint'' (1966)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Borden, Eugene 1897 births 1971 deaths Male actors from Paris 20th-century American male actors American male silent film actors Burials at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica French emigrants to the United States