Sonjia Warren Brandon, who founded and ran the Commercials Unlimited talent agency and handled advertising bookings for hundreds of film and TV stars for decades, has died.
Her death on May 8 in La was from natural causes. The information was confirmed by Brandon’s daughter, Treva Brandon Scharf, who said her mother declined to reveal her age.
Brandon was born the youngest of six sisters in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and raised in Scotland.
After arriving in the U.S., she caught on at CBS Television City, working for Rod Serling, John Frankenheimer and Playhouse 90. During a writers strike, she met and married talent agent Paul Brandon, who helped her open Commercials Unlimited in 1970.
Operating in a male-dominated field, Brandon built up a client list of hundreds of actors. Her roster included Robert Duvall, Dennis Miller, Rita Wilson, Dennis Quaid, Loni Anderson, Bo Derek, Burt Reynolds, Charlie Sheen and Bernie Casey.
Her death on May 8 in La was from natural causes. The information was confirmed by Brandon’s daughter, Treva Brandon Scharf, who said her mother declined to reveal her age.
Brandon was born the youngest of six sisters in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and raised in Scotland.
After arriving in the U.S., she caught on at CBS Television City, working for Rod Serling, John Frankenheimer and Playhouse 90. During a writers strike, she met and married talent agent Paul Brandon, who helped her open Commercials Unlimited in 1970.
Operating in a male-dominated field, Brandon built up a client list of hundreds of actors. Her roster included Robert Duvall, Dennis Miller, Rita Wilson, Dennis Quaid, Loni Anderson, Bo Derek, Burt Reynolds, Charlie Sheen and Bernie Casey.
- 5/23/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Sonjia Warren Brandon, founder and president of Commercials Unlimited Talent Agency, died on May 8 in Los Angeles of natural causes.
Brandon's daughter Treva Brandon Scharf announced her death, noting that her mother did not wish to have her age revealed.
The youngest of six sisters, Brandon was from Londonerry in Northern Ireland and raised in Scotland. She came to the United States as an immigrant and began her career in entertainment working for Rod Serling and John Frankenheimer at CBS Television City. There, she was introduced to talent agent Paul Brandon, who would later become her husband....
Brandon's daughter Treva Brandon Scharf announced her death, noting that her mother did not wish to have her age revealed.
The youngest of six sisters, Brandon was from Londonerry in Northern Ireland and raised in Scotland. She came to the United States as an immigrant and began her career in entertainment working for Rod Serling and John Frankenheimer at CBS Television City. There, she was introduced to talent agent Paul Brandon, who would later become her husband....
- 5/23/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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