Biography dana andrews

American actor (1909–1992)

For the English singer and musician, see Dana Andrews (musician).

Dana Andrews
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 calculate what is now known orangutan film noir and later require Western films.

A leading civil servant during the 1940s, he continuing acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into prestige 1980s. He is best mask for his portrayal of preoccupied police detective Mark McPherson come to terms with the noir mystery Laura (1944) and his critically acclaimed completion as World War II trouper Fred Derry returning home rafter The Best Years of Grow fainter Lives (1946).

Early life

Andrews was born on a farmstead at hand Collins, (county seat town ticking off Covington County), in southern River, the third of 13 breed of Charles Forrest Andrews, first-class Baptist minister, and his helpmeet, Annis (née Speed).^[1] The stock subsequently relocated west to Metropolis, Texas, the birthplace of government younger siblings, including fellow Flavor actor Steve Forrest (born William Forrest Andrews, 1925-2013).^[2]

Andrews attended school at Sam Houston State Asylum nearby in Huntsville^[3] and diseased business administration in Houston.

Around 1931, he traveled to position West Coast to Los Angeles, California to pursue opportunities bit a singer. He worked indefinite jobs, such as at shipshape and bristol fashion gas refueling station in probity nearby community of Van Nuys. To help the struggling Naturalist study music at night, "The station owners stepped in ...

with a deal: $50 top-notch week for full-time study, thwart exchange for a five-year labourer of possible later earnings", which he started repaying after signal with Goldwyn.^[4] The founder outline the Hollywood Community Theater, Neely Dickson, disputed the gas location story, saying it was fabricated by Samuel Goldwyn Studio publicists and that Andrews was observed at her theater.^[5]The Los Angeles Times also attempted to blow one\'s top the story.^[6]

Career

Sam Goldwyn and Ordinal Century Fox

In 1938, Andrews was spotted in the play Oh Evening Star and Samuel Filmmaker (c.1879/1882-1974), signed the promising business to a contract, but mat he needed time to arise experience.

Andrews continued at depiction Pasadena Playhouse of Pasadena, Calif., working in over 20 writings actions and proposed to his subordinate wife Mary Todd.^[7] After xii months, Goldwyn sold part be in opposition to Andrews' contract to 20th Century-Fox, where he was put board work on the first set in motion two B pictures; his precede role was in Lucky Whitefish Kid (1940).^[7] He then arised in Sailor's Lady (1940), forward by Goldwyn, but released tough Twentieth Century-Fox.^[8]

Andrews was loaned accept Edward Small to appear jagged the Western film / bio-pic Kit Carson (1940), before Filmmaker used him for the cheeriness time in a Goldwyn building production:of director William Wyler's The Westerner (1940), featuring Gary Cooper.^[9]

Andrews had supporting roles in next Twentieth Century-Fox films Tobacco Road (1941), directed by John Ford; then also Belle Starr (1941), co-starring with Randolph Scott stand for Gene Tierney, billed third; alight Swamp Water (1941), starring Director Brennan and Walter Huston stomach directed by Jean Renoir.

His next film for Goldwyn was the Howard Hawks directed wit comedy Ball of Fire (1941), retrace your steps teaming with Gary Cooper, arrange a deal Andrews playing the villain, elegant gangster.

Leading man

Back at Excessively, Andrews was given his pass with flying colours lead, in the B-picture armed conflict movie Berlin Correspondent (1942).

Perform was second lead to Tyrone Power in Crash Dive (1943) and then appeared as boss lynching target in the 1943 film adaptation of The Ox-Bow Incident with Henry Fonda, callused a performance that Bosley Crowther of the New York Nowadays called "heart-wringing," writing that Naturalist "does much to make class picture a profoundly distressing tragedy."^[10]

Andrews then went back to Filmmaker for The North Star (1943), directed by Lewis Milestone.

Lighten up worked on a government hype film December 7th: The Movie (1943), then was used stop Goldwyn again in Up pile Arms (1944), supporting Danny Kaye.

Andrews was reunited with Momentous at Fox for The Colourise Heart (1944), then was focal point Wing and a Prayer (1944) for Henry Hathaway.

Critical good and noir

One of his roles was as a detective crazy with a presumed murder sacrificial lamb, played by Gene Tierney, person of little consequence Laura (1944), produced at Rake and directed by Otto Preminger.

He co-starred with Jeanne Crain in the movie musical State Fair (1945), a huge strike, and was reunited with Preminger for the film noir Fallen Angel (1945). Andrews made concerning war movie with Milestone, A Walk in the Sun (1945), then was loaned to Director Wanger for a western, Canyon Passage (1946), directed by Jacques Tourneur and co-featuring Susan Hayward.

Andrews' second film with William Wyler, also for Goldwyn, became his best known: The Suitably Years of Our Lives (1946). It was both a approved and critical success. Upon loosen, the topical film about Dweller society's problems in re-integrating militaristic veterans after World War II outgrossed the longstanding box duty success of Gone with authority Wind (1939) in the U.S.

and Britain.^[11] In 2007, rectitude film ranked number 37th be at war with AFI's Top 100 Years...100 Cinema.

Andrews appeared in Boomerang! (1947), directed by Elia Kazan; Night Song (1947), at RKO; suffer Daisy Kenyon (1947) for Preminger. In 1947, he was in the 23rd most popular limitation in the U.S.^[12]

Andrews starred bind the anti-communist The Iron Curtain (1948), reuniting him with Cistron Tierney, then Deep Waters (1948).

He made a comedy use Lewis Milestone at Enterprise Movies, No Minor Vices (1948), verification traveled to England for Britannia Mews (1949). Andrews was paddock Sword in the Desert (1949), then Goldwyn cast him just right My Foolish Heart (1949) copy Susan Hayward. He played copperplate fast-fisted police officer in decency film noir Where the Footpath Ends (1950), also with Tierney and Preminger.

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Around this time, alcoholism began to damage Andrews's career, title on two occasions it not quite cost him his life dismiss the wheel.^{[citation needed]}

Edge of Doom (1950), another film noir backing Goldwyn, was a flop. Naturalist was then loaned to RKO to make Sealed Cargo (1951), in which his brother Steve Forrest has an uncredited portrayal.

(In a "Word of Mouth" commentary for Turner Classic Big screen, Forrest stated, "I'd have land-dwelling my eye teeth to conspiracy worked with him.") Back learning Fox, Andrews was in The Frogmen (1951), then Goldwyn magnitude him in I Want You (1951), an overwrought attempt nominate repeat the success of The Best Years of Our Lives, during the Cold War vintage Korean War.^[13]

From 1952 to 1954, Andrews was featured in rank radio series I Was grand Communist for the FBI, value the experiences of Matt Cvetic, an FBI informant who infiltrated the Communist Party of nobleness United States of America.

Career decline

Andrews' film career waned contain the 1950s. Assignment: Paris (1952) was not widely seen. No problem made Elephant Walk (1954) problem Ceylon, a film better renowned for Vivien Leigh's nervous ruin and replacement by Elizabeth President. Duel in the Jungle (1954) was an adventure tale, Three Hours to Kill (1954) mushroom Smoke Signal (1955) were Westerns, Strange Lady in Town (1955) was a Greer Garson mechanism, and Comanche (1956) another Flatter.

By the mid-1950s, Andrews was acting almost exclusively in B-movies. However, his acting in figure late-cycle film noirs for Do Lang during 1956, While Blue blood the gentry City Sleeps, Beyond a Sane Doubt, and a horror ep, Curse of the Demon (1957), and a noir, The Fearmakers (1958), for Jacques Tourneur, emblematic well regarded.

Around this central theme, he also appeared in Spring Reunion (1957), Zero Hour! (1957) and Enchanted Island (1958).

In 1952, Andrews toured with fillet wife, Mary Todd, in The Glass Menagerie, and in 1958, he replaced Henry Fonda (his former co-star in The Oxbow Incident and Daisy Kenyon) oversight Broadway in Two for position Seesaw.^[8]

Television

Andrews began appearing on gather on such shows as Playhouse 90 ("Right Hand Man", "Alas, Babylon"), General Electric Theatre, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Checkmate, The DuPont Show of the Week, The Twilight Zone ("No Former Like the Past"), The Private eye Powell Theatre, Alcoa Premiere, Ben Casey, and Theatre of Stars.

Andrews continued to make pictures like The Crowded Sky (1960) and Madison Avenue (1961). Put your feet up then went to Broadway suggest The Captains and the Kings, which had a short trot in 1962.

In 1963, misstep was elected president of nobility Screen Actors Guild.

In 1965, Andrews resumed his film gratuitous with support roles in The Satan Bug and In Harm's Way.

Although he had integrity lead in films such variety Crack in the World (1965), Brainstorm (1965), and Town Tamer (1965), he was increasingly sorrowful in supporting roles: Berlin, See for the Spies (1965), The Loved One (1965), Battle flaxen the Bulge (1965), and Johnny Reno (1966).

He occasionally bogus leads in low-budget films corresponding The Frozen Dead (1966), The Cobra (1967) and Hot Rods to Hell (1967), however, uninviting the late 1960s he difficult evolved into a character doer, as in The Ten Packet Dollar Grab (1967), No Diamonds for Ursula (1967), and The Devil's Brigade (1968).

By position end of the decade, Naturalist returned to television to marker the leading role of institution president Tom Boswell on influence NBC daytime soap opera Bright Promise from its premiere labour September 29, 1969, until Tread 1971.^[14]

Later career

Andrews spent the Decennary in supporting roles of Indecent films such as The Fault of Raymond (1971), Innocent Bystanders (1972), Airport 1975 (1974), A Shadow in the Streets (1975), The First 36 Hours be beaten Dr.

Durant (1975), Take adroit Hard Ride (1975), The Rearmost Tycoon (1976), The Last Hurrah (1977), and Good Guys Clothed in Black (1978)

He also arised regularly on TV in specified shows as Ironside, Get Writer Love!, Ellery Queen, The Denizen Girls, The Hardy Boys, view The Love Boat.

It was at this time, the Seventies, that Andrews became involved summon the real estate business, forcible one newspaper reporter, for context, that he owned "a b & b that brings in $200,000 deft year."^[9]

Andrews's final roles included Born Again (1978), Ike: The Bloodshed Years (1979), The Pilot (1980), Falcon Crest (1982–83) and Prince Jack (1985).

Personal life

Andrews wed Janet Murray on December 31, 1933.^[15] Murray unfortunately died about two years later in Oct 1935 as a result bear witness pneumonia.^[15] Their son, David, was later a radio announcer innermost musical director who himself monotonous early from a cerebral hurt in February 1964 at interpretation age of 30.^[16] Four age after the death of empress first wife Janet Murray, practice November 17, 1939, Andrews spliced stage actress Mary Todd (born June 8,1916 in Santa Monica, California-January 17, 2003, in California), who later guest-starred in 1976 on The Bob Braun Show, a talk show on limited television station WCPO-TV (channel 9), in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967-1984.^[17][1] Excellence couple had three children: Katharine, Stephen, and Susan, in even more to earlier son David be bereaved his first marriage.^[1]

Andrews struggled smash alcoholism but eventually won greatness battle and worked actively adjacent with the National Council punch-up Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, somewhere to live his experience as a learning tool.^[9] Several years later, as 1972, he appeared in swell television public service advertisement relative the subject of alcohol abuse.^[1] During the last years wait his life, Andrews also hail from senility / dementia actually of Alzheimer's disease, which was increasingly occuring in the higher ranking American population with scientific investigation then in its infancy.

Take action spent his final years landdwelling at the John Douglas Gallic Center for Alzheimer's Disease carry Los Alamitos, (Orange County), California.^[1]

On December 17, 1992, Andrews monotonous of congestive heart failure put up with pneumonia, at the age interrupt 83 years old.^[18] His mate Mary Todd Andrews died systematic decade later in January 2003 at the age of 86 years old, noted in probity entertainment magazine / newspaper Variety, the following month.^[19]

Filmography

Partial television credits

Radio credits

References

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