Sabu (actor)

Sabu Dastagir
Dastagir in Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957)
Born
Selar Sabu[1]

(1924-01-27)27 January 1924
Died2 December 1963(1963-12-02) (aged 39)
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, United States
Other namesSabu
OccupationActor
Years active1937–1963
Spouse
Marilyn Cooper
(m. 1948)
Children2, including Paul Sabu
Military career
Service / branchUnited States Army Air Forces
Years of service1944–1945
Rankcrewman
Unit370th Bombardment Squadron
Battles / wars
  • World War II
Awards

Sabu Dastagir (possibly born Selar Sabu; 27 January 1924 – 2 December 1963) was an Indian actor who later gained United States citizenship. Throughout his career he was credited under the name Sabu and is primarily known for his work in films during the 1930s–1940s in Britain and the United States.[3][4][5][6] He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

  1. ^ "Sabu Dastagir [real name Selar Sabu] (1924–1963)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/101419. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Vikram Nanjappa (28 August 2020). "The Mysore Khedda". medium.com. The part of Toomai was played by a boy called Sabu . He was born in the Karapura village on the banks of the Kabini where there was a large elephant camp. The Kabini area was the hunting ground of the Maharaja of Mysore and a Royal hunting lodge was situated there.
  3. ^ "Meet Sabu, Mysore's elephant boy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Remembering Sabu, the mahout from Mysore". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Sabu". IMDb.
  6. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Sabu (1924-1963) Biography". Screenonline.