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'''Refugio Sanchez''', (1917-1986) better known as '''Ref Sanchez''' was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] who appeared mostly in television shows in smaller acting parts and was also a well-known fashion photographer in the 1950s through the 1970s. He was born in [[Arizona]] in 1917 and died in 1986 from [[brain cancer]]. He was born into a Mexican family that had migrated from [[Mexico]] in 1916 to escape the [[Mexican Revolution]]. |
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| birth_date = 1917<!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> |
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| birth_place = [[Arizona]] |
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| death_date = {{Death year and age|1986|1917}} |
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| nationality = American |
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| other_names = Refugio Sanchez |
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| occupation = Actor, photographer |
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'''Ref Sanchez''' (born '''Refugio Sanchez''', 1917–1986) was an American actor who appeared mostly in television shows in smaller acting parts. He worked as a fashion photographer in the 1950s through the 1970s. |
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| ⚫ | Sanchez was the son of Cruz Sanchez and Julia Sanchez, both from Durango, Mexico. The family migrated from Mexico to Los Angeles, bringing with them older brother Jose Guadalupe. After arriving in Los Angeles the family grew to include siblings Josefina, Pablo (Paul), and Manuela Helen (Nellie). Sanchez attended Los Angeles schools and graduated from Lincoln High School. He attended trade schools and [[Los Angeles City College]]. Sanchez was stationed in the [[Philippines]] and [[Guam]] during [[World War II]], where he took photographs of the native people and outdoor scenes. |
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==Photography== |
==Photography== |
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After the war Sanchez started his own photography studio in Hollywood. He worked on fashion assignments for Los Angeles department stores such as May Company, Robinsons, and Bullocks. Sanchez also did other types of fashion photography as well as publicity shots. |
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==Television and film== |
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| ⚫ | Sanchez was working on studio still shots when he got the opportunity to do small parts on TV shows such as ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'', ''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[Baretta]]'', and a few other shows. He appeared in the movie ''[[Let's Kill Uncle before Uncle Kills Us]]'' (1966) and in the [[Woody Allen]] picture ''[[Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (film)|Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)]]'' (1972). |
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==Legacy== |
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Sanchez died in 1986 of brain cancer, and left behind a widow named Virginia. In October 2005 his photo collection, spanning a career of forty years, was donated to [[California State University, Northridge]], through the efforts of his niece Patricia Keener and Sesar Carreno, an alumnus of CSUN. The Ref Sanchez photo collection is housed at Cal State Northridge Library in the Urban Studies Center. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{IMDb name|761041}} |
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*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ref_sanchez Ref Sanchez] at Rotten Tomatoes |
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== Later Years == |
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By the mid 1970s Ref was semi-retired as a fashion photogragher but his best known work was working with several models named [[Dee]], another named [[M.J.]] An urban legend exists about Ref he once stated he photographed [[Marilyn Monroe]] but as of yet no photographs have been found but that does not mean he did not photograph her. Ref died in 1986 and left behind a widow named Virginia. It was said at the time of his death that their garage was full of photographs that Ref had worked on for over 40 years. In October 2005 through the efforts of his niece Patricia Keener and [[Sesar Carreno]], an alumnus of [[CSUN]], remants of his photo collection was donated to [[Cal State Northridge]]. The Ref Sanchez photo collection is housed at Cal State Northridge Library in the Urban Studies Center. Many of his photos were still housed at the family home in Los Angeles and were salvaged. Many photos and other personal effects were retrieved and donated before the house was razed by a greedy land developer. The house was taken from Ref's descendants and now a new modern house sits on the property as the title is in dispute and in the courts to determine ownership. |
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[[Category:American photographers |
[[Category:20th-century American photographers]] |
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[[Category:Los Angeles City College alumni]] |
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[[Category:Male actors from Los Angeles]] |
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[[Category:American male actors of Mexican descent]] |
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[[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]] |
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[[Category:Male actors from Arizona]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from brain cancer in Arizona]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:34, 10 May 2024
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| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 1986 (aged 68–69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Refugio Sanchez |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, photographer |
Ref Sanchez (born Refugio Sanchez, 1917–1986) was an American actor who appeared mostly in television shows in smaller acting parts. He worked as a fashion photographer in the 1950s through the 1970s.
Early life
[edit]Sanchez was the son of Cruz Sanchez and Julia Sanchez, both from Durango, Mexico. The family migrated from Mexico to Los Angeles, bringing with them older brother Jose Guadalupe. After arriving in Los Angeles the family grew to include siblings Josefina, Pablo (Paul), and Manuela Helen (Nellie). Sanchez attended Los Angeles schools and graduated from Lincoln High School. He attended trade schools and Los Angeles City College. Sanchez was stationed in the Philippines and Guam during World War II, where he took photographs of the native people and outdoor scenes.
Photography
[edit]After the war Sanchez started his own photography studio in Hollywood. He worked on fashion assignments for Los Angeles department stores such as May Company, Robinsons, and Bullocks. Sanchez also did other types of fashion photography as well as publicity shots.
Television and film
[edit]Sanchez was working on studio still shots when he got the opportunity to do small parts on TV shows such as Bonanza, Maverick, Alias Smith and Jones, Get Smart, Baretta, and a few other shows. He appeared in the movie Let's Kill Uncle before Uncle Kills Us (1966) and in the Woody Allen picture Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972).
Legacy
[edit]Sanchez died in 1986 of brain cancer, and left behind a widow named Virginia. In October 2005 his photo collection, spanning a career of forty years, was donated to California State University, Northridge, through the efforts of his niece Patricia Keener and Sesar Carreno, an alumnus of CSUN. The Ref Sanchez photo collection is housed at Cal State Northridge Library in the Urban Studies Center.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Ref Sanchez at IMDb
- Ref Sanchez at Rotten Tomatoes
