Sabu

Sabu

actor, writer, soundtrack

Sabu was born on Jan 27, 1924 in British India. Sabu's big-screen debut came with Elephant Boy directed by Robert J. Flaherty in 1937, strarring Toomai. Sabu is known for Black Narcissus directed by Michael Powell, Deborah Kerr stars as Sister Clodagh and Flora Robson as Sister Philippa. The most recent award Sabu achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Sabu plays is A Tiger Walks which will be released on Mar 12, 1964.

Sabu Dastagir (or Selar Shaik Sabu, depending on your resource) was born on January 27, 1924, in the little town of Mysore, India, which is nestled in the jungles of Karapur. The son of an elephant driver (mahout) in service for the Maharajah of his town, the young stable boy learned responsibility early in life when, at age 9, his father died and Sabu immediately became the ward of the royal elephant stables. As with many Hollywood success stories, good timing, and dumb luck allowed the impoverished youth a chance for a better life. By sheer chance the timid 12-year-old orphan was discovered by a British location crew while searching for a youth to play the title role (an elephant driver!) in their upcoming feature

  • Birthday

    Jan 27, 1924
  • Place of Birth

    Karapur, Kingdom of Mysore, British India

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

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