NPR remembers Oscar-winning actor Eva Marie Saint, dead at Oct. 6
Saint studied at the Actors Studio and was best known for On the Waterfront and the Hitchcock film North by Northwest, in a tribute first broadcast in 2000.
At a glance
- Actor Eva Marie Saint died on Oct. 6, according to NPR.
- Saint studied at the Actors Studio and was best known for On the Waterfront and North by Northwest.
- NPR's remembrance of Saint was originally broadcast in 2000.
Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actor who died on Oct. 6, is remembered in an NPR segment originally broadcast in 2000. She was best known for her roles in On the Waterfront and the Hitchcock film North by Northwest.
Saint studied at the Actors Studio, according to NPR's remembrance. The two films the tribute leads with are On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, the credits for which she is most widely known.
An archival tribute
The segment is drawn from NPR's archive rather than from newly gathered reporting and interviews. It was first broadcast in 2000, and NPR published it as a remembrance following her death on Oct. 6.
The piece focuses on the two elements NPR identifies as central to her career: her training at the Actors Studio and her performances in On the Waterfront and North by Northwest.
Saint's death occurred on Oct. 6, according to NPR. The remembrance did not include a cause of death.
What the tribute includes
As published, the remembrance is brief. It notes her Oct. 6 death, her training at the Actors Studio, and the two films for which she was best known. It does not list other credits, awards or biographical detail beyond those points.
NPR's headline identifies her as an Oscar-winning actor, and the accompanying text repeats that she studied at the Actors Studio and was best known for On the Waterfront and North by Northwest.
Note on NPR's policy
NPR states that it does not offer or accept money for coverage or interviews. The network adds that anyone who makes such an offer or request is not an NPR employee and does not represent NPR.
Source: NPR News.
Questions and answers
- Who was Eva Marie Saint?
- She was an Oscar-winning actor who studied at the Actors Studio and was best known for her roles in On the Waterfront and the Hitchcock film North by Northwest.
- When did Eva Marie Saint die?
- NPR reports that Saint died on Oct. 6. The network's remembrance of her was originally broadcast in 2000.
- What films was Eva Marie Saint best known for?
- She was best known for On the Waterfront and the Hitchcock film North by Northwest, the two credits NPR highlights in its remembrance.
