Sandy Duncan

Sandy Duncan (born February 20, 1946 in Henderson, Texas) is an American singer and actress of stage and television. Her most notable trademarks were her pixie blonde hairdo and her perky demeanor.

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She is most famous for the title role she played in the 1979 Broadway adaptation of Peter Pan. Other credits include My One and Only and Chicago.

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In 1970, she was named one of the "most promising faces of tomorrow" by TIME magazine. In 1971, she starred in the television series Funny Face (later renamed The Sandy Duncan Show). Her performance as Missy Anne Reynolds in the miniseries Roots earned her an Emmy Award. It was then that she went back to Broadway for many years. In the 1970s, she was treated for a tumor behind her left eye. She lost the sight in the eye but she is still able to move it normally. It was rumored that the eye had to be removed and was replaced with a prosthetic, a rumor that gained so much press attention that it was parodied by a punk rock group, who called themselves Sandy Duncan's Eye.

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In 1987, she joined the cast of the sitcom The Hogan Family (which was previously titled Valerie) after Valerie Harper left the show abruptly. She filled the role of mother as Sandy Hogan, the patriarch's sister.In 1988, she did the first three Barney and the Backyard Gang videos.Today, she has been in many traveling stage productions, including The King and I.

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February 20: February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 314 days remaining, 315 in leap years....

1946: 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. (see link for calendar)...

Henderson, Texas: Henderson is a city located in Rusk County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,273. It is the county seat of Rusk County. Henderson is named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of the state of Texas....

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