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Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Compiled Oct 6

Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102
Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102 · Photo: The Associated Press
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What happened

Eva Marie Saint died at her home in Los Angeles at age 102

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The detail

She won an Academy Award for her first movie, 'On the Waterfront'

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The detail

She starred opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's 'North by Northwest'

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The detail

She was married to director Jeffrey Hayden for 55 years, until his death in 2016

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How it unfolded

July 4, 1924: Eva Marie Saint born in Newark, New Jersey · early 1950s: She worked steadily in soap operas and television dramas, including 'One Man's Family' · 1954: She won the Academy Award for 'On the Waterfront,' her first film · 1958: Her daughter, Laurette, was born · 1959: She starred in Hitchcock's 'North by Northwest' opposite Cary Grant · 1990: She won an Emmy for the miniseries 'People Like Us' · 2016: Her husband, Jeffrey Hayden, died after 55 years of marriage · Tuesday: Eva Marie Saint died at her home in Los Angeles

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By the numbers

102 age at death · 1954 year of release · 1959 year of release · 55 years length of marriage · 7 films number of films in first decade

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