Anna Sandor

{{Short description|Hungarian-born Canadian-American screenwriter (1949–2025)}} {{Sources|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Anna Sandor | image = Cropped_Photo_of_Anna_Sandor.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|3|4}} | birth_place = Budapest, Hungary | death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|11|1|1949|3|4}} | death_place = La Jolla, California, U.S. | other_names = | occupation = Film and television screenwriter{{force singular}} | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = {{marriage|William Gough|1982|1996|reason=divorce}} }}

'''Anna Sandor''' (March 4, 1949 – November 1, 2025) was a Hungarian-born Canadian-American film and television screenwriter.<ref name=mcmahon>Tom McMahon, "A marriage made for TV". ''Windsor Star'', December 20, 1986.</ref> Sandor began her career as an actress, becoming a writer in her mid-twenties.<ref name=mcmahon/> Her films garnered numerous major awards, including multiple Emmy nominations, three Humanitas Prizes, the Writers Guild of America Award and the Gemini Award. She also won the Margaret Collier Award for lifetime achievement in the Canadian industry.<ref>"Awards honour contributions in TV". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 21, 1996.</ref>

==Life and career== Sandor was born on March 4, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary, to Holocaust survivors Paul and Agnes Sandor.<ref name="THR"/> She was a graduate of Harbord Collegiate Institute and the School of Dramatic Art at the University of Windsor.<ref name=spec/>

Her Canadian credits include the television films ''A Population of One'' (1980),<ref name=mcmahon/> ''The Running Man'' (1981),<ref>Rick Groen, "Running Man tires quickly after early sprint". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 21, 1981.</ref> ''Charlie Grant's War'' (1985),<ref name=martin>Donald Martin, "A Canadian hero finally gets his due". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 26, 1985.</ref> ''The Marriage Bed'' (1986),<ref name=mcmahon/> ''Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird'' (1987) and ''Two Men'' (1988),<ref>Hester Riches, "Two Men rooted in stepfather's memories of war". ''Vancouver Sun'', November 17, 1988.</ref> and episodes of the television series ''King of Kensington'', ''Flappers'', ''Seeing Things'' and ''Hangin' In'', a sitcom she co-created that ran for seven seasons.<ref name=spec>"Sandor wins Gemini". ''Hamilton Spectator'', February 22, 1996.</ref> She moved to the United States in 1989. Her American movies for television include ''Miss Rose White'' (Emmy winner); ''Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight'' (starring Diane Keaton); ''My Louisiana Sky'' (Emmy winner) and many other notable films.

Sandor married William Gough in 1982. They divorced in 1996.<ref name="THR"/> Sandor lived in San Diego, California.<ref name="THR"/> She died of complications from melanoma in La Jolla, California, on November 1, 2025, at the age of 76.<ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/anna-sandor-dead-hangin-in-miss-rose-white-1236422959/|title=Anna Sandor, ‘Hangin’ In’ and ‘Miss Rose White’ TV Writer, Dies at 76|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 10, 2025|access-date=November 10, 2025}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|name=Anna Sandor|id=0762071}}

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