How She Was Discovered---
Chicago Tribune, August 3, 1957:
LOOKING AT HOLLYWOOD
by Hedda Hopper
I asked Ross Hunter where he found 15 year old Sandra Dee, who'll star for him in "Teach Me How to Cry." Said he: "I was in New York looking for newcomers and having them read for me when in she walked. She was so exciting, I asked if she'd read. She replied, "Give me 10 minutes and I will.' She was so good we signed her at once." She's had a small part in an off Broadway play and was a model. Heads of Universal-International are equally enthusiastic. . . .