The Sandman, in folklore, is a figure who brings good sleep and dreams by sprinkling magic sand onto sleeping children. Also a symbol of the passage of time to death; the grim reaper sometimes depicted as holding an hourglass and scythe.
Howard "Sandman" Simms was a tap dancer in vaudeville, who acquired his name from the sand he sprinkled on the floor to amplify the sound of his steps when he danced. In his senior years, Simms appeared at the famous Apollo Theater, comedically ushering failed acts offstage with a shepherd's crook, or "hook."
Sandman (also known as Sandmännchen) is a German children's television show. The show, durring the cold war was produced by both East and WestGermantelevision.
A Sandman in the film Logan's Run is an enforcer who chases down people attempting to escape from mandatory euthanasia at age 30. The title character (Logan) is a sandman.
The Sandman (comedian) or Sandy is probably the most popular character of AustraliancomedianSteve Abott. Popularly known for his role in the Triple J serial 204 Bell Street and his perfomances with fellow character comedian Flacco on several Good News Week production, live acts and recordings. Abott retired Sandman in late 2003/early 2004, to work on his on image in his new SBStalk showIn Siberia Tonight.
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The Sandman was a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DCComics for 75 issues from 1988 until 1996.
A Game of You (collecting The Sandman #32-37, 1991-1992): Barbie, a New York divorcÊe, travels to the magical realm that she once inhabited in her dreams, only to find that it is being threatened by the forces of the Cuckoo.
Sandman: Midnight Theatre (1995), in which Wesley Dodds, the Golden Age Sandman, meets Lord Morpheus of The Endless, the Modern Age Sandman.
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