Jay Sandrich

Jay Henry Sandrich

(1932-02-24)February 24, 1932
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

September 22, 2021(2021-09-22) (aged 89)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

University of California, Los Angeles

Television director

1956–2003

  • Nina Kramer
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    (m. 1953; div. 1976)​
  • Linda Green Silverstein
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    (m. 1984)​

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Mark Sandrich

Ruth Harriet Louise (aunt)

Early life[edit]

Jay Sandrich was born February 24, 1932, in Los Angeles. He was the son of film director Mark Sandrich.[2] The younger Sandrich attended the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating with a B.A. in 1953.[3]

Film and theatre work[edit]

The only feature film Sandrich directed was Seems Like Old Times (1980), written by Neil Simon.


Sandrich also directed for Theatre Aspen, in Aspen, Colorado, Rounding Third (2008), Chapter Two (2009), and Same Time, Next Year (2010).

Death[edit]

Sandrich died from complications of dementia at his home in Los Angeles on September 22, 2021, at age 89.[6][7]

Kuney, Jack. Take One: Television Directors on Directing.  978-0275935467 New York: Greenwood, 1990.

ISBN

Meisler, Andy. "Jay Sandrich: Ace of Pilots." Channels magazine (New York), October 1986.

Ravage, John W. Television: The Director's Viewpoint. Boulder,  978-0891583370, Colorado: Westview, 1978.

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Museum of Broadcast Communications biography

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