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Sandy Kenyon Obituary
August 05, 1922 - February 20, 2010
Born 87 years ago in New York, Sandy Kenyon passed away peacefully at his home on February 20, 2010. After serving as a pilot in the Army Air Corp in WWII, Sandy moved back to New York to pursue his career in acting, finally moving to Los Angeles in the 1950's.
Sandy will always be remembered for his passion as an actor and director. He will live on forever in the memories of his family and friends, his theater company and the hundreds of movies, television programs and stage plays he was a part of.
Sandy was predeceased by his beloved wife, Charlotte Blaugrund Kenyon. He is survived by his step-daughter, Janie Short and her children, Ben & Lindsey of Fort Smith, AR., and his step-son Stewart Given and his wife, Susan Levitt Given of Santa Monica. Memorial services will be a family gathering at sea.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to his theater company, Interact Theatre Company, P.O. Box 349, North Hollywood, CA 91603.
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Josh Waters
March 17, 2010
Sandy was one of the most interesting people i have ever met. I learned so much from him backstage. He will be missed.
Cristina Neel
March 11, 2010
I was deeply saddened to hear of his passing - I will always remember his very endearing performance in Guys and Dolls at Interact and most especially his beautiful interpretation of "More I Cannot Wish You". He had me teary eyed every night of the run. He was a wonderful human being who will be dearly missed!
March 11, 2010
I am saddened by the death of Sandy Kenyon. He was my mother's cousin. His father was the brother to my grandfather Henry Klein. My name is Marilyn Todaro. I can be contacted at [email protected] I will call my uncle Justin (son of Henry) to let him know.
Marcia Weiss
March 11, 2010
I was born in the Bronx. My grand-father Henry Klein was Sandy's father's brother. Although I only met him once at an event in LA, our family followed his career. We are saddened by his death.
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Bill Cappello
March 9, 2010
Mr. Kenyon was one of the best and most recognizable character actors on tv of the 1950s through the 1980s. He'll be well-remembered by many. Thank you, Mr. Kenyon, for all of your character portrayals in so many shows.
Terri Bauman
March 8, 2010
I am saddened to hear of this. Sandy and my mother were first cousins. His father was the brother of my grandmother and I only met Sandy one time - back in the early 1960s when he came to the home of my parents for dinner shortly after the death of his father. Unfortunately, I was sick that evening, and therefore, never got to spend any time with him. However, about 30 years ago I contacted him fter seeing him on a Barry Manilow special.
while i was growing up in NY, my grandmother would religiously read the TV guide and when Sandy was scheduled to be on a program, all of our friends tuned in to watch. Some of my childhood friends still remember and have seen him periodically thruout the years.
Larry DuBois
March 8, 2010
Sandy and my father were pals back in the Bronx, NY. They both moved to L.A. around the same time and kept in occasional touch with each other. My dad always referred to him as "Sonny", which I assumed was what family and friends called him. As a young child, whenever I saw Sandy on the tube, I would get excited and call my dad over and we'd watch the shows together. On the rare occasions when I pull out my old Bar Mitzvah album from 1969, someone always points to Sandy's picture and says, "Hey, I recognize that guy!" Rest in peace, my friend.
March 7, 2010
I'm so sorry to hear of Sandy's passing. Although we hadn't seen each other in years, the memories of him as a fellow actor at Theatre West will remain strong and fond.
Jack Kutcher
Bruce Crawford
March 7, 2010
Wonderful character actor and director. Will be sadly missed.
Charles Hunt
March 6, 2010
I am very saddened by the passing of Mr. Kenyon. He was one of my favorite actors and I especially enjoyed his 3 appearances on The Twilight Zone along with his voice work as Jon Arbuckle in Here Comes Garfield plus many others too numerous to mention. Thank you Mr. Kenyon for your many contributions to the entertainment industry.
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