Eva Marie Saint, star of classic Hollywood films, dies aged 102

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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning actress who starred in 1950s classics including On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, has died aged 102.

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress and one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood's golden age, has died aged 102. Her family made the announcement through a spokesman.

Saint's screen career spanned six decades. She made her debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's celebrated thriller North by Northwest. Among her later roles was Superman's adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns.

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• Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.NPR · 6 Oct, 23:45
• Eva Marie Saint, "North by Northwest" star, dies at 102Eva Marie Saint won an Oscar for her film debut opposite Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront." She bucked many Hollywood conventions throughout her lengthy career.CBS News · 6 Oct, 22:37
• Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning actress who starred in ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘North by Northwest,’ dead at 102The actress was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of filmmaking.New York Post · 6 Oct, 22:31
• Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller North by Northwest, and in one of her last screen appearances played Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns . A family spokesman said on…The Guardian · 6 Oct, 22:24

In this story: Eva Marie Saint · Marlon Brando · Alfred Hitchcock · Elia Kazan · On the Waterfront · North by Northwest · Superman Returns

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