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Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews | |
|---|---|
| In office 1963–1965 | |
| Preceded by | George Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Charlton Heston |
| Born | Carver Dana Andrews (1909-01-01)January 1, 1909 Covington County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 1992(1992-12-17) (aged 83) Los Alamitos, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Murray (m. 1932–1935)Mary Todd (m. 1939–1992) |
| Children | David Andrews (1933-1964) Katharine Andrews (b. 1942) Stephen Andrews (b. 1944) Susan Andrews (b. 1948) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American movie actor. He was one of the most famous Hollywood actors during the 1940s. He was known for his role in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Andrews died from pneumonia and heart failure caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 83.
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Dana Andrews
American actor (1909–1992)
For the American singer and musician, see Dana Andrews (musician).
Dana Andrews | |
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Andrews in 1945 | |
| Born | Carver Dana Andrews (1909-01-01)January 1, 1909 Near Collins, Mississippi, U.S.A. |
| Died | December 17, 1992(1992-12-17) (aged 83) Los Alamitos, California, U.S.A. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938–1985 |
| Spouses | Janet Murray (m. 1932; died 1935)Mary Todd (m. 1939) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Steve Forrest (brother, 1925-2013) |
| In office August 8, 1963 – June 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | George Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Charlton Heston |
Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor who became a major star in what is now known as film noir and later in Western films. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into the 1980s. He is best known for his portrayal of obsessed police detective Mark McPherson in the noir mystery Laura (1944) and his critically acclaimed performance as World War II veteran Fred Derry returning home in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Early life
Andrews was born on a farmstead near Collins, (county seat town of Covington County), in southern Mississippi, the third of 13 children of Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister, and his wife, Annis (née Speed). The family subsequently relocated west to Huntsville, Texas, the birthplace of his younger siblings, including fellow Hollywood actor Steve Forrest (born William Forrest Andrews, 1925-2013).
Andrews attended college at Sam Houston State University nearby in Huntsville and studied business administration in Houston. During 1931, he traveled to the West Coast to Los Angeles, California to pursue opportunities as a singer. He worked various Along with many other young hopefuls, Dana had to wait a long time before he got a chance to act in films, and to make ends meet, he took any work he could get, including bus driver, ditch digger, and gas pump attendant. During this time he studied opera singing (he had a fine voice), and he joined the Pasadena Community Playhouse and drama school where he began to develop his acting skills, gaining valuable experience and good acting tips in scores of plays of all kinds. His was a long apprenticeship and it was not until 1938 that he was spotted by a Sam Goldwyn scout and offered a contract. He had to wait a further two years before he got his first movie role in William Wyler's 'The Westerner', starring Gary Cooper. Bigger roles in good quality movies followed, including the 1941 comedy 'Ball of Fire', and 'The Ox-Bow Incident' in 1943. He had a starring role opposite Gene Tierney in the hit 'Laura' in 1944 and his most famous and mo
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
Biography
He was born Carver Dana Andrews on January 1, 1909 in Covington County, Mississippi, the third of nine children of a Baptist minister. One of his younger brothers also became an actor, as Steve Forrest. Whilst Dana was still a young child, his family moved first to Louisville, Kentucky and then to Huntsville, Texas, where he went to high school and then college to study for a degree in business. He worked briefly as an accountant before his desire to succeed on the stage took him in 1931, against the wishes of his father, to Los Angeles, to try to break into movies.