Researching Leslie Sands
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3354 people with the Sands surname? In that year Sands was ranked number 1247 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Leslie Sands on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leslie Sands and the Sands Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sands Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sands family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Leslie Sands at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4664 people with the Sands surname in the UK? Sands is now ranked number 1259 for popularity in the UK. |
Sands Family History Databases
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Sands Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Sands surname in the USA? Sands is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Leslie Sands. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leslie Sands
Leslie Sands
Leslie Sands (19 May 1921 – 9 May 2001) was a British actor and writer of TV and film. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Sands usually specialized in dour types in authority, often policemen.He was married to Pauline Williams (1950 - 9 May 2001) (his death).
According to the Guardian obituary, 'From school in Bradford, he went to Leeds University to read English, [and] caught the acting bug in student productions'In 1941, Sands had his theatrical debut at the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in several Royal National Theatre productions, among others.
His many TV roles included the lead character role of Cluff, The Saint, The Avengers, Z-Cars (where he also wrote several episodes), The Main Chance, Department S, Juliet Bravo, The Two Ronnies, Murder Most English, Boon and Stay Lucky.He also appeared in ‘Man at the Top’ series 2 (1972)’the knackers yard’He also appeared in ‘Man about the House’ as Robins father in ‘Carry me back to old Southampton’The first TV adaptation of Johnny Speight’s ‘if there weren’t any blacks you’d have to invent them’screened in 1968 (b&w) starred Sands in the role of the blind man. The revised colour version in 1974 starred Leonard Rossiter in the same role.He also appears with Leonard Rossiter in The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin (series 3, episode 3).
His film roles included appearances in The Deadly Affair (1966), Danger Route (1967), One More Time (1970), The Ragman's Daughter (1972), Escape from the Dark (1976) and Bloodline (1979).
Leslie's TV writing credits include Van Der Valk and A Family at War as well as Z-Cars.
Leslie Sands also wrote a number of plays, the most notable being Intent to Murder.
His grandson is actor Devin Stanfield, known for his leading role in cult TV series The Box of Delights (1984), and guest star in Chocky (1984).
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