Arthur Conan Doyle
Sandow was befriended by [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]], [[Thomas Edison]], [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] and classical pianist [[Martinus Sieveking]]. He was portrayed by the actor [[Nat Pendleton]] in the Academy Award-winning [[film]] "[[The Great Ziegfeld]]" (1936).