Sandra Warner

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Warner in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1962)

Sandra Faye Warner (May 12, 1934 – March 13, 2022), also known as Sandy Warner and later Sandra Warner Gendel,[1] was an American actress, model, and singer, who sometimes performed with her twin sister Sonia Warner.

Early years[edit]

Sandy and Sonia Warner began entertaining with a singing act when they were five years old.[2]

Modeling and music[edit]

Sandra Warner was the cover girl on Martin Denny's 1957 album Exotica, which reached no.1 in the Billboard charts, and on the album's first 11 sequels. Denny recalled, "She was a stunning model, extremely photogenic. She posed for at least the first dozen albums I did. They always changed her looks to fit the mood of the package."[3] She also appeared as cover girl for other artists such as Mickey Katz's The Most Mishige.[4]

In 1959 Warner released Steve Allen Presents Sandy Warner: Fair & Warner, one of a series of albums presented by Steve Allen, for which Martin Denny wrote the liner notes. The album was rereleased in 2014 by Edberg & Smith Records with the title Crazy Kisses. She is also reportedly the Body painted Woman on a Paul Mauriat album cover.

Television and film career[edit]

In Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a 1962–63 ABC sitcom based on the 1939 film of the same name, Warner co-starred as the wife of U.S. Senator Eugene Smith (Fess Parker). Warner appeared in a number of films,[5] often with her twin sister Sonia, including The Human Jungle, Some Like It Hot, Nicholas Ray's Party Girl,[6] and John Boorman's Point Blank.[5] Other television appearances included The Fugitive,[7] two episodes of The Twilight Zone ("A Nice Place to Visit"[8][9] and "The Dummy"[10]), and one episode of Perry Mason ("The Case of the Bountiful Beauty"[11] (1964)), playing the role of murder victim Stephanie Carew. She also made a brief appearance in the Have Gun, Will Travel episode "The Marshall's Boy" broadcast November 26, 1960.

In September 2009, Warner attended a celebration at the Hotel del Coronado of the 50th anniversary of the filming there of Some Like It Hot.[1]

Warner died in Los Angeles on March 13, 2022, at the age of 87.[12] She was predeceased by her sister, Sonia Warner.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Guiten, Elizabeth (October 8, 2009). "Hotel Del Coronado Celebrates 50 Years Of 'Some Like It Hot'". Coronado Eagle & Journal. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sandra Warner Is Bright Spot in 'Mr. Smith' Show". Lake Charles American-Press. Louisiana, Lake Charles. Associated Press. November 23, 1962. p. 12. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Incredibly strange music, pg 144. 1993 Re/Search publications ISBN 0-940642-22-0
  4. ^ "The Most Mishige - Mickey Katz - User Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Sandra Warner". IMDb.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Chinese Sunset". IMDb.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  8. ^ ""The Twilight Zone" A Nice Place to Visit (TV Episode 1960)". IMDb.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Sandra Warner - TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Dummy". IMDb.com. May 4, 1962. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "The Case of the Bountiful Beauty". IMDb.com. February 6, 1964. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  12. ^ "Sandra Gendel". Neptune Society. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  13. ^ Clemens, Samuel. "Pageantry", Lulu Press. August 2022

External links[edit]

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