Sandy Dennis made her film debut in the drama Splendor in the Grass.
29 Facts About Sandy Dennis
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Sandy Dennis appeared in the films The Three Sisters, Up the Down Staircase, That Cold Day in the Park, The Out-of-Towners, God Told Me To, The Four Seasons, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, and Another Woman.
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Sandy Dennis had a successful career on stage, appearing in the original stage production of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
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Sandy Dennis rescued stray cats from the bowels of Grand Central Terminal.
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Sandy Dennis was born in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Yvonne, a secretary, and Jack Sandy Dennis, a postal clerk.
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Sandy Dennis's parents divorced in 1966 after 38 years of marriage.
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Sandy Dennis had one brother, Frank, who was eight years older.
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Sandy Dennis attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska, appearing in the Lincoln Community Theater Group before moving to New York City at age 19.
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Sandy Dennis studied acting at HB Studio in New York City.
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Sandy Dennis made her television debut in 1956 in the soap opera The Guiding Light.
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Sandy Dennis had an early break when cast as an understudy in the Broadway production of William Inge's The Dark at the Top of the Stairs directed by Elia Kazan.
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Sandy Dennis was cast in Face of a Hero on Broadway alongside Jack Lemmon.
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The play had only a short run, but Sandy Dennis received good notices.
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Sandy Dennis achieved Broadway fame with her leading role in Herb Gardner's A Thousand Clowns, for which she won a Tony award for her performance alongside Jason Robards.
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Around this time, Sandy Dennis guest-starred on episodes of the TV series Naked City, The Fugitive, Arrest and Trial, and Mr Broadway.
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Sandy Dennis was the lead of the Broadway comedy Any Wednesday, which ran for 983 performances and won her a second Tony.
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Sandy Dennis returned to the stage in a production of The Three Sisters with Geraldine Page and Kim Stanley that went to London and was filmed.
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In 1967 Sandy Dennis was voted the 18th biggest star in the US.
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Sandy Dennis briefly returned to Broadway to star in Daphne in Cottage D, which had a short run.
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Sandy Dennis went to London to star in A Touch of Love, which flopped at the box office, as did That Cold Day in the Park, despite being directed by Robert Altman.
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Sandy Dennis made a TV movie with Stuart Whitman, Only Way Out Is Dead.
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Sandy Dennis returned to Broadway for How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn, which ran for over 100 performances, then did another TV movie Something Evil, directed by Steven Spielberg, which drew a mixed reception.
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Sandy Dennis was in Mr Sycamore with Jason Robards and had a small role in the low-budget horror film God Told Me To by Larry Cohen.
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Sandy Dennis had a well-received part in Alan Alda's The Four Seasons and was in The Supporting Cast on Broadway for Gene Saks.
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Sandy Dennis was in the stage production and film version of Robert Altman's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
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Sandy Dennis appeared on TV in Young People's Specials, The Love Boat, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Equalizer.
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Sandy Dennis died from ovarian cancer on March 2,1992, at her home in Westport, Connecticut, at age 54.
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Sandy Dennis lived with prominent jazz musician Gerry Mulligan from 1965 to 1974.
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From 1980 to 1985, Sandy Dennis lived with actor Eric Roberts.