Johnny Sands (born Elbert Harp Jr., April 29, 1928 â€" 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.Sands was born in Lorenzo, Texas. When he was 13, he
went to Hollywood to work as an usher in a theater.Discovered by a
talent scout on his way to the beach, he chose his professional name
for his love of sand and surf.Sands' screen debut was in Affairs of
Geraldine (1946). 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; as well as
the title character in Aladdin and His Lamp (1952).
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.Sands was born in Lorenzo, Texas. When he was 13, he
went to Hollywood to work as an usher in a theater.Discovered by a
talent scout on his way to the beach, he chose his professional name
for his love of sand and surf.Sands' screen debut was in Affairs of
Geraldine (1946). 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; as well as
the title character in Aladdin and His Lamp (1952).
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