Sandy Duncan: An American Sweetheart

By | January 26, 2018

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LOS ANGELES - JULY 26: Sandy Duncan stars as Sandy Stockton on the CBS television situation comedy 'The Sandy Duncan Show.' Image dated: July 26, 1972, Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

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In 1970, Sandy Duncan was considered to be one of latest up and coming television stars. That year, Time magazine had named her one of the "most promising faces of tomorrow". Right around this time, her comedy sitcom, Funny Face, was launched. Duncan starred in the show as, Sandy Stockton, a perky college student majoring in education. Like many college students, she was working her way through college by working part-time jobs. Her character had found work appearing in television commercials.