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(Redirected from Sandra Lea Henville) American child actress (1938–2024)
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Alexandra Lea Magee (née Henville, January 14, 1938 – January 16, 2024), known better as Baby Sandy, was an American child film actress.

Life and career

Henville was born, prematurely, in hospital in Los Angeles, California, on January 14, 1938. She performed in her first film at the age of 15 months. She was considered "Universal Pictures' wonder baby" and their answer to Shirley Temple. Her last film was before her fifth birthday, made for a second rank studio, Republic Pictures. She grew up and worked in the legal department of a local government. She married and divorced twice, and had three sons. Magee died in East Flat Rock, North Carolina on January 16, 2024, two days after her 86th birthday.

For Sandy Gets Her Man Eilene Janssen was her stunt double.

Her film Bachelor Daddy is based on a similar concept to the much later Three Men and a Baby.

She was awarded "Baby of the Year" by Parents Magazine in 1940.

As an adult she became a legal secretary.

Filmography

References

  1. Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 14.
  2. "Sandra Lea Magee". Forever Missed. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  3. Goldrupp, Tom; Goldrupp, Jim (2015). Growing Up on the Set. McFarland. p. 153. ISBN 9781476613703.
  4. ^ Ephraim Katz, Ronald Dean Nolan (2013). The Film Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry. US: Harper Collins. ISBN 9780062277114.

Bibliography

  • Best, Marc. Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen (South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971), pp. 225–229.

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