Sandy Balson (1930 - 2015)

Actress. A pretty blonde, she is remembered for her roles in numerous screen features of the 1970s. Though little is recorded of her early life, she was born Sandra Perley and made her television debut in a 1969 episode of “The Outsider”. Sandy went on to appear in such fare of the day as “Longstreet” […]

Sandy Baron (1936 - 2001)

Sanford Beresofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in the Brownsville neighborhood and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in East New York; and while he was a student at Brooklyn College, to which he received a scholarship, changed his name to Sandy Baron—taking his inspiration from the nearby Barron’s Bookstore. He started […]

Sandy Dennis (1937 - 1992)

Dennis was born in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Yvonne (née Hudson), a secretary, and Jack Dennis, a postal clerk. She had a brother, Frank. Dennis grew up in Kenesaw, Nebraska and Lincoln, Nebraska, graduating from Lincoln High School (Lincoln, Nebraska) in 1955. She attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska, appearing in […]

Sandy Elaine Allen (1955 - 2008)

American Folk Figure. She was the Guinness World Book title holder as the tallest woman on record since 1976. Sandy measured at 7 feet 7.25 inches.  A pituitary tumor was the source of her body releasing excessive amounts of growth hormone.  At birth the 6.5 pound normal baby began to grow quickly and by age […]

Sandy Irving Baron (1937 - 2001)

Actor, Comedian. After graduating from Brooklyn College, he pursued a career as a standup comedian, performing in the resort hotels of the Catskill Mountains in New York. He eventually landed several secondary roles in Broadway plays, including a part opposite Henry Fonda in the 1966 play “Generation. In the mid 1960s he released a comedy […]

Sandy Irving Baron (1937 - 2001)

Actor, Comedian. After graduating from Brooklyn College, he pursued a career as a standup comedian, performing in the resort hotels of the Catskill Mountains in New York. He eventually landed several secondary roles in Broadway plays, including a part opposite Henry Fonda in the 1966 play “Generation. In the mid 1960s he released a comedy […]

Sandy Kenyon (1922 - 2010)

Among the many television series in which he guest starred are the westerns: The Rifleman, Colt .45, Yancy Derringer, Have Gun-Will Travel, The Tall Man, Gunsmoke, and Bonanza. In 1960, Kenyon was cast as a pre-presidential Abraham Lincoln in the episode “No Bridge on the River” of the NBC western series, Riverboat. In the story line, […]

Sandy Pearlman (1943 - 2016)

Sandy Pearlman was born in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, New York, the son of pharmacy operator Hyman Pearlman. He received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1966. In 1967, Pearlman hand-picked musicians for a rock band to perform the lyrics that he was writing, based on his Imaginos […]

Sandy Saddler (1926 - 2001)

Sandy Saddler Boxing greats such as Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns, Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney remain inexorably linked by the memory of their epic encounters. Sandy Saddler, the former world featherweight champion who has died aged 75, will be remembered for his foul-filled series of fights with his […]

Sanji Mikami (1970 - 1970)

Historian. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Santos Benavides (1823 - 1891)

Wealthy Laredo merchant and rancher, he was known as the “Merchant Prince of the Rio Grande.”  Mayor of Laredo, 1856-59; chief justice of Webb County; member of Texas house of representatives (three terms, 1879-84).  It is widely believed that he was promoted to the rank of general by the state of Texas,  for service during […]

Sara Allgood (1879 - 1950)

Allgood was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her sister was actress Maire O’Neill.  Allgood began her acting career at the Abbey Theatre and was in the opening of the Irish National Theatre Society, appearing in many of their plays all over Britain. She was frequently featured in early Hitchcock films, such as Blackmail (1929), Juno and […]

Sara Berner (1912 - 1969)

Born Lillian Herdan in Albany, New York, the first of the five children of Sam Herdan and Sarah Herdan (née Berner), Sara Berner was a drama student at University of Tulsa for two years. Described as having “an extensive knowledge of dialects,” Berner was also active as a radio and cartoon voice talent, working primarily with […]

Sara Campbell (1890 - 1965)

Poet, Author, Flag Designer. She wrote the book “Idlewild, A Book Of Verse”. In 1931, she designed the Paducah, Kentucky’s official flag and gained the Nickname “The Betsy Ross of Paducah”. (bio by: Tim Crutchfield)  Family links:  Spouse:  John Pearce Campbell (1892 – 1979)* *Calculated relationship

Sara Dougherty Carter (1898 - 1979)

Sara Dougherty Carter The most influential group in country music history, the Carter Family switched the emphasis from hillbilly instrumentals to vocals, made scores of their songs part of the standard country music canon, and made a style of guitar playing, “Carter picking,” the dominant technique for decades. Along with Jimmie Rodgers, the Carter Family […]

Sara Fairbrother (1816 - 1890)

Actress. Wife of the Duke of Cambridge who became Field Marshall and Commander-in-Chief.

Sara García (1895 - 1980)

Actress. She was born in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. She become one of the most beloved actresses in Mexican cinema, and was best known as the Granny. She developed a prolific career on stage, cinema and television, appearing in over 200 films. Among others, she played in “Alma de Sacrificio” (1917), “Yo Soy tu Padre” (1927), […]

Sara Haden (1899 - 1981)

Sara Haden was born Katherine W. Haden on November 17, 1899 in Galveston, Texas. Haden was the daughter of Dr. John Brannum Haden (1871-1931) and character actress, Charlotte Walker, one of the great stage beauties at the turn of the century, who was later active in silent films and early talkies. An attractive woman, Haden however […]

Sara Montiel (1928 - 2013)

Sara Montiel started in movies at 15 in her native Spain where she filmed her first movie playing an Islamic princess in the 1948 film Locura de Amor, released in the US as The Mad Queen. Later worked in Mexico, starring in a dozen films in less than five years. Hollywood came calling afterwards, and […]

Sara Roosevelt (1854 - 1941)

After many suitors, Sara married James Roosevelt I in 1880. Two years later, she gave birth to a son, Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 30, 1882. After the birth of her son, doctors advised Sara not to have any more children, and thus the young Franklin became the focus of her attention. Sara Roosevelt was […]

Sara Seegar (1914 - 1990)

Seegar was born in Greentown, Indiana, the youngest of five sisters. She was schooled in London and Paris but ultimately graduated from Hollywood High School. She received a degree in drama from Los Angeles City College. Following school, Seegar performed on stage in London, starting her career with Three Men on a Horse. She continued performing […]

Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

Teasdale was born on August 8, 1884. She had such poor health for so much of her childhood, home schooled until age 9, that it was only at age 10 that she was well enough to begin school. She started at Mary Institute in 1898, but switched to Hosmer Hall in 1899, graduating in 1903. […]

Sarah Adler (1858 - 1953)

Actress. She is best remembered for her numerous acting roles on the stage before the advent of movies and television.  She was also the mother of a dynasty of actors and actresses, her seven children with Jacob Adler all entered the theater and became noted in their own right. She was noted as the first […]

Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923)

French Classical Actress. Cause of death: Uremia following kidney failure

Sarah Bolton (1814 - 1893)

Poet, Author. She was the author of “Paddle Your Own Canoe” and “Indiana.”  (bio by: Laurie)  Family links:  Spouses:  Addison Reese (1809 – 1882)*  Nathaniel Bolton (1803 – 1858)*  Children:  James Pendleton Bolton (____ – 1903)*  Sallie Ada Bolton Smith (____ – 1864)* *Calculated relationship

Sarah Childress Polk (1803 - 1891)

Sarah Childress was born in 1803 to Joel Childress, a prominent planter, merchant, and land speculator, and Elizabeth Whitsitt Childress—the third of their six children. Sarah was well educated for a woman of her time and place, attending the exclusive Moravians’ Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1817, one of the few institutions of […]

Sarah Churchill (1914 - 1982)

Actress. The daughter of Sir Winston Churchill,  she is best remembered for her role as Anne Asmond in the film “Royal Wedding” (1951), starring opposite Fred Astaire. Churchill also appeared in “He Found a Star” (1941), “All Over The Town” (1949), “Fabian of the Yard” (1954) and “Serious Charge” (1959),  and had her own television […]

Sarah Flower Adams (1805 - 1848)

Poet. Born in Old Harlow, Essex, in England. The youngest daughter of Benjamin Flower, a newspaper editor. During the years 1832 to 1835 Sarah became a contributor to the pages of the Monthly Repository, then edited by Mr. W. Johnson Fox, and contributed to by John Stuart Mill, Crabb Robinson, Robert Browning, R. H. Horne, […]

Sarah Flower Adams (1805 - 1848)

Poet. Born in Old Harlow, Essex, in England. The youngest daughter of Benjamin Flower, a newspaper editor. During the years 1832 to 1835 Sarah became a contributor to the pages of the Monthly Repository, then edited by Mr. W. Johnson Fox, and contributed to by John Stuart Mill, Crabb Robinson, Robert Browning, R. H. Horne, […]

Sarah Goldberg (1974 - 2014)

American Actress. Goldberg, who attended Amherst College and graduated in 1996 with a BS in microbiology, decided to pursue her dreams of acting instead. She got her start after appearing as an extra in the 1997 film ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’. Shortly thereafter, she moved to California and appeared in several commercials and television shows, […]