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Then he romanced Katharine Hepburn in Break of Hearts (1935) for RKO, and Loretta Young in Shanghai (1935) for Wanger. Boyer became an international star with Mayerling (1936), co-starring Danielle Darrieux and directed by Anatole Litvak. Boyer played Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria.
Arguably his greatest acting success came in 1942 with 'Gaslight' where he abandoned his typical romantic persona to play a cold-blooded husband slowly manipulating his wife, played by Ingrid Bergman, into insanity.
She romanced Tony Martin in Casbah (1948), a musical remake of Algiers (1938) made for Martin's own production company but released through Universal. De Carlo was reluctant to be in it because, though she would receive top billing over Martin, she did not get the female lead.
Casbah: Directed by John Berry. With Yvonne De Carlo, Tony Martin, Peter Lorre, Märta Torén. The life, loves and adventures of a classic Casbah thief.
Casbah (1948) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
His wife, Pat, was diagnosed with cancer the following year, and Boyer devoted himself to her care. She succumbed to the illness on Aug. 23, 1978, and after putting his affairs in order, Boyer committed suicide two days later by an overdose of barbiturates.
Margaret Yvonne Middleton (September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-born American actress, dancer and singer.
