Johnny Sands

Johnny Sands
Johnny Sands
	Sands in The Admiral Was a Lady, 1950
Born	Elbert Harp Jr.; April 29, 1928; Lorenzo, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 30, 2003 (aged 75); Ainaloa, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, real estate agent
Years active	1946–1971 as actor, 1971-1991 as real estate agent
Spouse(s)	Sue Allen (m. 1947; div. 1947); Donella B. Clementini; (m. 1962)

Johnny Sands (born Elbert Harp Jr., April 29, 1928 – December 30, 2003) was an American film and television actor. He worked in over a dozen films, and on television, before he retired from show business in 1971. He then worked as a real estate agent in Hawaii, until retiring in 1991.[1]

Early years

Sands was born in Lorenzo, Texas.[2][1] When he was 13, he went to Hollywood to work as an usher in a theater.[3]

Career

Discovered by a talent scout on his way to the beach, he chose his professional name for his love of sand and surf.[2]

Sands' screen debut was in Affairs of Geraldine (1946).[3] He is perhaps best remembered for his role in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), with Shirley Temple, Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, as Shirley Temple's boyfriend, Jerry White;[2] as well as the title character in Aladdin and His Lamp (1952).

He also appeared in The Stranger (1946), with Orson Welles, Loretta Young, and Edward G. Robinson; and, Till the End of Time (1946), with Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum and Dorothy McGuire.

A popular actor who worked in over a dozen films, as well as television shows such as Perry Mason, with Raymond Burr, he continued to receive fan mail for the rest of his life.

Sands eventually left acting and moved to Hawaii, launching a career in real estate.[3]

Personal life

Sands was married twice, first to Sue Allen in 1947, but it lasted only six months.[2] He had two children, Michael and Marco, with Donella B. Clementini, (m. September 12, 1962 – December 30, 2003, until his death); and a daughter, Catherine Browning, from a previous marriage.

Death

Sands died on December 30, 2003, at his home in Ainaloa, Hawaii.[3]

Filmography

A partial list of feature film roles:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1946	The Stranger	Jogging Student in Woods	Uncredited
1946	Till the End of Time	Tommy
1946	Affairs of Geraldine	Danny
1947	Born to Speed	Johnny Randall
1947	Blaze of Noon	Keith McDonald
1947	The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer	Jerry White
1947	The Fabulous Texan	Bud Clayton
1949	Adventure in Baltimore	Gene Sheldon
1949	Massacre River	Randy Reid
1950	The Lawless	Joe Ferguson
1950	The Admiral Was a Lady	Eddie Hoff
1950	Two Flags West	Lt. Adams
1951	Target Unknown	Sgt. Frank Crawford
1951	The Basketball Fix	Jed Black
1952	Aladdin and His Lamp	Aladdin
1953	Jungle Drums of Africa	Bert Hadley	Serial
1953	Sabre Jet	Sgt. Cosgrove	(final film role)

References

"Johnny Sands, 76; Actor Began Career in Hollywood as Usher". The Los Angeles Times. January 14, 2004. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
Wagner, Laura (Fall 2016). "Johnny Sands: Bobby-Soxer Boyfriend". Films of the Golden Age (86): 73–74.
Lentz, Harris M. III (2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 347. ISBN 9780786417568. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

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[t-1] "Johnny Sands, 76; Actor Began Career in Hollywood as Usher". The Los Angeles Times. January 14, 2004. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[fga-2] Wagner, Laura (Fall 2016). "Johnny Sands: Bobby-Soxer Boyfriend". Films of the Golden Age (86): 73–74.

[opa-3] Lentz, Harris M. III (2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 347. ISBN 9780786417568. Retrieved 12 November 2016.