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Eugene Borden

December 31, 2022

Eugene Borden (born Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bardin, March 21, 1897 – July 2, 1971) was an American character actor in silent and sound films. 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 shorts, serials, and television shows.

Eugene Borden
Borden in the 1958 film The Fly
Born
Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bardin

(1897-03-21)March 21, 1897
Paris, France
DiedJuly 21, 1971(1971-07-21) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1919–66

Life and career

Born in Paris, France, on March 21, 1897, Borden immigrated to the United States in 1914 at the age of 17.[1] By 1917 he had entered the film industry, appearing in a featured role in Christy Cabanne's The Slacker.[2] Over the next 43 years, Borden appeared in 160 feature films,[3] usually in uncredited roles, many of which were as characters do menial labor, such as headwaiters, porters, pursers and coachmen.[4]

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 Revelation (1918);[5] Blue Blood (1925), directed by Scott R. Dunlap;[6] and the original film version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928), directed by Malcolm St. Clair.[7] During this time, Borden also appeared in two successful Broadway plays: The Better 'Ole, a musical comedy which ran for over 350 performances in 1918–19;[8] and 1922's musical comedy, The French Maid, with music by George Gershwin and Gus Edwards.[9]

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 Spencer Tracy;[10] the 1936 comedy Wife vs. Secretary, starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Myrna Loy, and featuring Jimmy Stewart in one of his first film appearances;[11] Café Metropole, a 1937 romantic comedy starring Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, and Adolphe Menjou;[12] the 1938 Sonja Henie vehicle, Happy Landing, which also stars Don Ameche;[13] and the 1939 version of The Three Musketeers, starring Don Ameche and the Ritz Brothers.[14] 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 Basil Rathbone, in which Borden had a featured role;[15] the 1942 screwball comedy The Lady is Willing, starring Fred MacMurray and Marlene Dietrich;[16] The Song of Bernadette (1945), starring Jennifer Jones and an all-star cast;[17] as the Quartermaster in the Bogart and Bacall classic To Have and Have Not;[18] in the classic The Razor's Edge (1946), starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney;[19] Rita Hayworth's tour de force, Gilda in 1946;[20] as Michel, the owner of the French restaurant, in The Bishop's Wife, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven;[21] and the 1949 classic musical On the Town, starring Gene Kelly (who also directed), Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, and Ann Miller.[22]

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, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant, when he had the featured role as Kelly and Levant's landlord, Georges Mattieu.[23] Other notable films in which he appeared during this decade include: All About Eve (1950), starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter;[24] the Bob Hope comedy, My Favorite Spy;[25] Howard Hawks' The Big Sky (1952), starring Kirk Douglas;[26] The Far Country, directed by Anthony Mann in 1955, starring Jimmy Stewart, Ruth Roman, and Walter Brennan;[27] To Catch a Thief (1955), starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly;[28] another Jimmy Stewart film, The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), directed by Billy Wilder;[29] and the 1958 horror classic, The Fly, starring Al Hedison and Vincent Price.[30] 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, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, and Louis Jourdan;[31] Take Her, She's Mine (1963), starring Jimmy Stewart and Sandra Dee; and the Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis comedy, Boeing, Boeing (1965).[citation needed] His final big screen appearance would be in the 1966 spy spoof, Our Man Flint, starring James Coburn.[1]

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, Climax!, The Millionaire, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Have Gun - Will Travel, Perry Mason, the original Twilight Zone, Combat!, The Farmer's Daughter, Don't Call Me Charlie!, and Rawhide.[citation needed] Borden's last performance was in 1966 on the television series Run for Your Life.[citation needed]

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.[1]

Filmography

(Per AFI database and imdb.com)[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Frenchmen". You Know the Face, But What's the Name?. November 24, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  2. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Eugene Borden". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal. . AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
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  6. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  7. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  8. ^ "The Better 'Ole". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  9. ^ . Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  10. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  11. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  12. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  13. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  14. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  15. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  16. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  17. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  18. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  19. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  20. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  21. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  22. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  23. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  24. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
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  26. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  27. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  28. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  29. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  30. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  31. ^ . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

External links

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Eugene Borden born Elysee Eugene Prieur Bardin March 21 1897 July 2 1971 was an American character actor in silent and sound films 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 shorts serials and television shows Eugene BordenBorden in the 1958 film The FlyBornElysee Eugene Prieur Bardin 1897 03 21 March 21 1897Paris FranceDiedJuly 21 1971 1971 07 21 aged 74 Los Angeles California United StatesOccupationActorYears active1919 66 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditBorn in Paris France on March 21 1897 Borden immigrated to the United States in 1914 at the age of 17 1 By 1917 he had entered the film industry appearing in a featured role in Christy Cabanne s The Slacker 2 Over the next 43 years Borden appeared in 160 feature films 3 usually in uncredited roles many of which were as characters do menial labor such as headwaiters porters pursers and coachmen 4 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 Revelation 1918 5 Blue Blood 1925 directed by Scott R Dunlap 6 and the original film version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1928 directed by Malcolm St Clair 7 During this time Borden also appeared in two successful Broadway plays The Better Ole a musical comedy which ran for over 350 performances in 1918 19 8 and 1922 s musical comedy The French Maid with music by George Gershwin and Gus Edwards 9 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 Spencer Tracy 10 the 1936 comedy Wife vs Secretary starring Clark Gable Jean Harlow and Myrna Loy and featuring Jimmy Stewart in one of his first film appearances 11 Cafe Metropole a 1937 romantic comedy starring Tyrone Power Loretta Young and Adolphe Menjou 12 the 1938 Sonja Henie vehicle Happy Landing which also stars Don Ameche 13 and the 1939 version of The Three Musketeers starring Don Ameche and the Ritz Brothers 14 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 Basil Rathbone in which Borden had a featured role 15 the 1942 screwball comedy The Lady is Willing starring Fred MacMurray and Marlene Dietrich 16 The Song of Bernadette 1945 starring Jennifer Jones and an all star cast 17 as the Quartermaster in the Bogart and Bacall classic To Have and Have Not 18 in the classic The Razor s Edge 1946 starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney 19 Rita Hayworth s tour de force Gilda in 1946 20 as Michel the owner of the French restaurant in The Bishop s Wife starring Cary Grant Loretta Young and David Niven 21 and the 1949 classic musical On the Town starring Gene Kelly who also directed Frank Sinatra Betty Garrett and Ann Miller 22 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 Leslie Caron and Oscar Levant when he had the featured role as Kelly and Levant s landlord Georges Mattieu 23 Other notable films in which he appeared during this decade include All About Eve 1950 starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter 24 the Bob Hope comedy My Favorite Spy 25 Howard Hawks The Big Sky 1952 starring Kirk Douglas 26 The Far Country directed by Anthony Mann in 1955 starring Jimmy Stewart Ruth Roman and Walter Brennan 27 To Catch a Thief 1955 starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly 28 another Jimmy Stewart film The Spirit of St Louis 1957 directed by Billy Wilder 29 and the 1958 horror classic The Fly starring Al Hedison and Vincent Price 30 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 Shirley MacLaine Maurice Chevalier and Louis Jourdan 31 Take Her She s Mine 1963 starring Jimmy Stewart and Sandra Dee and the Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis comedy Boeing Boeing 1965 citation needed His final big screen appearance would be in the 1966 spy spoof Our Man Flint starring James Coburn 1 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 Climax The Millionaire The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Have Gun Will Travel Perry Mason the original Twilight Zone Combat The Farmer s Daughter Don t Call Me Charlie and Rawhide citation needed Borden s last performance was in 1966 on the television series Run for Your Life citation needed 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 1 Filmography Edit Per AFI database and imdb com 3 The Slacker 1917 Draft 258 1917 Think It over 1917 The Liar 1918 Cyclone Higgins D D 1918 Revelation 1918 The Stealers 1920 The Barricade 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 1930 Chasing Rainbows 1930 La veuve joyeuse 1934 Bolero 1934 Coming Out Party 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 Bergere 1935 Goin to Town 1935 Under Two Flags 1936 Wife vs Secretary 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 1937 Charlie Chan on Broadway 1937 Thin Ice 1937 Cafe Metropole 1937 They Gave Him a Gun 1937 Big Town Girl 1937 I Met Him in Paris 1937 The Firefly 1937 Espionage 1937 Seventh Heaven 1937 The Lady Escapes 1937 Jewels of Brandenburg 1937 Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo 1938 Happy Landing 1938 Battle of Broadway 1938 Always Goodbye 1938 Artists and Models Abroad 1938 A Trip to Paris 1938 The Lone Wolf in Paris 1938 I ll Give a Million 1938 Mysterious Mr Moto 1938 Sharpshooters 1938 Pack Up Your Troubles 1939 Chasing Danger 1939 News Is Made at Night 1939 Everything Happens at Night 1939 The Three Musketeers 1939 The Mark of Zorro 1940 The Man I Married 1940 Down Argentine Way 1940 I Was an Adventuress 1940 Earthbound 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 1942 The Lady is Willing 1942 Paris Calling 1942 Sleepytime Gal 1942 Gildersleeve on Broadway 1943 Mission to Moscow 1943 Paris After Dark 1943 Wintertime 1943 Adventure in Iraq 1943 The Song of Bernadette 1943 The Desert Song 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 1944 as Quartermaster uncredited The Caribbean Mystery 1945 Dakota 1945 The Dolly Sisters 1945 A Song to Remember 1945 Thrill of a Romance 1945 Yolanda and the Thief 1945 Boston Blackie and the Law 1946 The Catman of Paris 1946 Cloak and Dagger 1946 Do You Love Me 1946 Gilda 1946 Never Say Goodbye 1946 The Razor s Edge 1946 The Return of Monte Cristo 1946 The Searching Wind 1946 So Dark the Night 1946 The Thrill of Brazil 1946 The Jolson Story 1947 Cigarette Girl 1947 The Foxes of Harrow 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 1948 Glamour Girl 1948 Rogues Regiment 1948 Saigon 1948 Mighty Joe Young 1949 On the Town 1949 All About Eve 1950 Frenchman 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 1951 On the Riviera 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 1953 Dangerous When Wet 1953 Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation 1953 Saginaw Trail 1953 Titanic 1953 Paris Model 1953 Hell and High Water 1954 Jubilee Trail 1954 Phffft 1954 So This Is Paris 1955 The Far Country 1955 Interrupted Melody 1955 The Purple Mask 1955 Three for the Show 1955 To Catch a Thief 1955 as French Waiter uncredited It s Always Fair Weather 1955 as Italian Chef uncredited Pirates of Tripoli 1955 The Best Things in Life Are Free 1956 Silk Stockings 1957 The Spirit of St Louis 1957 The Tarnished Angels 1958 The Fly 1958 Me and the Colonel 1958 The Perfect Furlough 1959 Can Can 1960 Seven Thieves 1960 All in a Night s Work 1961 Back Street 1961 Take Her She s Mine 1963 What a Way to Go 1964 Boeing Boeing 1965 Our Man Flint 1966 References Edit a b c The Frenchmen You Know the Face But What s the Name November 24 2012 Retrieved May 28 2015 The Slacker Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on March 29 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 a b Eugene Borden American Film Institute Retrieved March 28 2015 Erickson Hal Eugene Borden Overview AllMovie Archived from the original on March 7 2016 Retrieved May 28 2015 Revelation Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 2 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 Blue Blood Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on March 29 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on March 29 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Better Ole Internet Broadway Database Retrieved March 28 2015 The French Maid Internet Broadway Database Archived from the original on April 13 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 Marie Galante Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on March 28 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 Wife Vs Secretary Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on March 28 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 Cafe Metropole Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 2 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 Happy Landing Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on March 29 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Three Musketeers Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 2 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Mark of Zorro Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 17 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Lady is Willing Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on March 28 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Song of Bernadette Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on May 18 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 To Have and Have Not Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 17 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Razor s Edge Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on February 20 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 Gilda Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 17 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Bishop s Wife Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on December 18 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 On the Town Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 17 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 An American in Paris Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 17 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 All About Eve Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 17 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 My Favorite Spy Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 2 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Big Sky Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on June 2 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Far Country Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on May 5 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 It Takes a Thief Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 17 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Spirit of St Louis Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 17 2015 Retrieved March 28 2015 The Fly Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 3 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 Can Can Detail View American Film Institute Archived from the original on April 2 2014 Retrieved March 28 2015 External links EditEugene Borden at the Internet Broadway Database Eugene Borden at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugene Borden amp oldid 1124003361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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