Clare Rosemary Sandars (24 April 1934 – 3 November 2007) was an English child screen actress. She was the daughter of John William Eric Graves Sandars, a businessman (and grandson of

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), and Margaret Mary Elwes (daughter of the singer

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Career

As a child actress, Clare Sandars notably appeared as Mrs. Miniver's daughter Judy in ''

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''. There is a scene in ''Mrs Miniver'' where she plays Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" on the piano for the family. She was given uncredited parts in two other films.

Family

Clare Sandars married Sir James Napier Finnie McEwen, Bt. in 1958; they had three daughters. In 1973, she married English investment banker Kenneth Wagg.Clare Rosemary Sandars in The Peerage
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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandars, Clare 1934 births 2007 deaths British film actresses 20th-century British actresses English child actresses Actresses from London Wives of baronets 20th-century English women 20th-century English people