About Armine Sandford
Lived 1928 – 2011 (aged 82). Armine Sandford was a British journalist.
Introduction Armine Margaret Sandford (1928 – 4 January 2011) was an English actress and news presenter.
Born in St Germans, Cornwall, Sandford was the daughter of a physician who practised at Exeter. In 1950 she appeared in a stage revival of Doctor Faustus, and during an acting career on screen she appeared in the films A Town Like Alice (1956), A Picture of Autumn (1957) and Virtuoso (1959), and continued to appear in television programmes until about 1966.
On 30 September 1957, Sandford became the first woman television newsreader when she joined the BBC West Region's daily television news bulletin from its studios in Bristol.
Filmography A Town Like Alice (1956)
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British journalist
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Armine Sandford was born on 22 January 1928.
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Armine Sandford died on 4 January 2011.
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