Sandra had replaced the ever-popular Debbie Reynolds in the "Tammy" series, but the film and its 1963 sequel, Tammy and the Doctor (1963), didn't do all that well at the box-office. The 1961 releases were Come September (1961), Romanoff and Juliet (1961), and as Tammy Tyree in Tammy Tell Me True (1961). It may have sunk a few teen boys' hearts, but most still were enamored of her. She married teen idol Bobby Darin in December of that year. In 1960, Sandra appeared in only one film, Portrait in Black (1960), but is remembered by her for something else. Sandra was 17 years old and becoming the heartthrob of teenage boys all across America. In 1959, Sandra appeared in five productions with Gidget (1959) and A Summer Place (1959) being the two most popular. The new young actress was then signed to two more films for 1958, The Reluctant Debutante (1958) and The Restless Years (1958), both with a young actor, John Saxon. While the film didn't exactly top the charts, it would lay the foundation for Sandra's career.
Through her mother's prodding and the talent scouts, Sandra was signed to do a movie when she was 14 called Until They Sail (1957), released in 1957. This in turn led to television commercials for local companies, an added benefit for the young model. In fact, she was already very successful at her craft by the time she was 12 years old. Sandra was an extremely pretty young lady, which enabled her to get into modeling. Sandy was only four years old when she entered the second grade. For example, her mother enrolled her in school early so she could have a head start.
Her mother envisioned a show business career for her daughter and would often lie about her age in order to get Sandy where she wanted to go. Sandra Dee was born Alexandria Zuck on Apin Bayonne, New Jersey, to Mary (Cymboliak) and John Zuck.
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