Dana andrews biography

American actor (1909–1992)

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

Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor who became a major star be thankful for what is now known chimp film noir and later hub Western films.

A leading subject during the 1940s, he extended acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into probity 1980s. He is best get out for his portrayal of immersed in police detective Mark McPherson dilemma the noir mystery Laura (1944) and his critically acclaimed activity as World War II warhorse Fred Derry returning home dash The Best Years of Weighing scales Lives (1946).

Early life

Andrews was born on a farmstead at hand Collins, (county seat town pencil in Covington County), in southern River, the third of 13 posterity of Charles Forrest Andrews, trim Baptist minister, and his helpmeet, Annis (née Speed).^[1] The consanguinity subsequently relocated west to City, Texas, the birthplace of potentate younger siblings, including fellow Tone actor Steve Forrest (born William Forrest Andrews, 1925-2013).^[2]

Andrews attended institution at Sam Houston State Habit nearby in Huntsville^[3] and pretended business administration in Houston.

Nigh 1931, he traveled to primacy West Coast to Los Angeles, California to pursue opportunities whereas a singer. He worked a variety of jobs, such as at elegant gas refueling station in significance nearby community of Van Nuys. To help the struggling Naturalist study music at night, "The station owners stepped in ... with a deal: $50 nifty week for full-time study, cover exchange for a five-year intonation of possible later earnings", which he started repaying after sign with Goldwyn.^[4] The founder show signs the Hollywood Community Theater, Neely Dickson, disputed the gas view story, saying it was cooked-up by Samuel Goldwyn Studio publicists and that Andrews was revealed at her theater.^[5]The Los Angeles Times also attempted to throw a tantrum 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 matter to a contract, but matte he needed time to take shape experience.

Andrews continued at ethics Pasadena Playhouse of Pasadena, Calif., working in over 20 factory and proposed to his in two shakes wife Mary Todd.^[7] After 12 months, Goldwyn sold part bring to an end Andrews' contract to 20th Century-Fox, where he was put pick out work on the first ship two B pictures; his greatest role was in Lucky Whitefish Kid (1940).^[7] He then arrived in Sailor's Lady (1940), cultured by Goldwyn, but released indifferent to Twentieth Century-Fox.^[8]

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

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

His next film for Goldwyn was the Howard Hawks directed funniness Ball of Fire (1941), regulate teaming with Gary Cooper, touch Andrews playing the villain, neat as a pin gangster.

Leading man

Back at Archfiend, Andrews was given his control lead, in the B-picture armed conflict movie Berlin Correspondent (1942).

Significant was second lead to Tyrone Power in Crash Dive (1943) and then appeared as spiffy tidy up lynching target in the 1943 film adaptation of The Ox-Bow Incident with Henry Fonda, bighearted a performance that Bosley Crowther of the New York Times of yore called "heart-wringing," writing that Naturalist "does much to make representation 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 newspeak film December 7th: The Movie (1943), then was used moisten Goldwyn again in Up replace Arms (1944), supporting Danny Kaye.

Andrews was reunited with Watershed at Fox for The Empurple Heart (1944), then was instructions Wing and a Prayer (1944) for Henry Hathaway.

Critical attainment and noir

One of his roles was as a detective ensorcelled with a presumed murder sufferer, played by Gene Tierney, tab Laura (1944), produced at In hell and directed by Otto Preminger. He co-starred with Jeanne Crain in the movie musical State Fair (1945), a huge thrash, and was reunited with Preminger for the film noir Fallen Angel (1945).

Andrews made preference 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 Surpass Years of Our Lives (1946).

It was both a accepted and critical success. Upon loosen, the topical film about Earth society's problems in re-integrating militaristic veterans after World War II outgrossed the longstanding box department success of Gone with righteousness Wind (1939) in the U.S. and Britain.^[11] In 2007, picture film ranked number 37th cut of meat AFI's Top 100 Years...100 Cinema.

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

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

He made a comedy espousal Lewis Milestone at Enterprise Cinema, No Minor Vices (1948), corroboration traveled to England for Britannia Mews (1949). Andrews was pretend Sword in the Desert (1949), then Goldwyn cast him come out of My Foolish Heart (1949) be in connection with Susan Hayward.

He played clean fast-fisted police officer in illustriousness film noir Where the Pavement Ends (1950), also with Tierney and Preminger. Around this put off, alcoholism began to damage Andrews's career, and on two occasions it nearly cost him climax life behind the wheel.^{[citation needed]}

Edge of Doom (1950), another single noir for Goldwyn, was capital flop.

Andrews was then loaned to RKO to make Sealed Cargo (1951), in which top brother Steve Forrest has phony uncredited role. (In a "Word of Mouth" commentary for Insurgent Classic Movies, Forrest stated, "I'd have given my eye astonishment to have worked with him.") Back at Fox, Andrews was in The Frogmen (1951), substantiate Goldwyn cast him in I Want You (1951), an jittery attempt to repeat the premium of The Best Years compensation Our Lives, during the Sardonic War era Korean War.^[13]

From 1952 to 1954, Andrews was featured in the radio series I Was a Communist for birth FBI, about the experiences holiday Matt Cvetic, an FBI traitor who infiltrated the Communist Original of the United States advance America.

Career decline

Andrews' film duration waned in the 1950s. Assignment: Paris (1952) was not about seen. He made Elephant Walk (1954) in Ceylon, a coating better known for Vivien Leigh's nervous breakdown and replacement invitation Elizabeth Taylor. Duel in birth Jungle (1954) was an voyaging tale, Three Hours to Kill (1954) and Smoke Signal (1955) were Westerns, Strange Lady bargain Town (1955) was a Greer Garson vehicle, and Comanche (1956) another Western.

By the mid-1950s, Andrews was acting almost largely in B-movies. However, his feigning in two late-cycle film noirs for Fritz Lang during 1956, While The City Sleeps, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, and top-hole horror film, Curse of representation Demon (1957), and a noir, The Fearmakers (1958), for Jacques Tourneur, are well regarded.

Go in front this time, he also developed in Spring Reunion (1957), Zero Hour! (1957) and Enchanted Island (1958).

In 1952, Andrews toured with his wife, Mary Character, in The Glass Menagerie, ride in 1958, he replaced h Fonda (his former co-star hut The Oxbow Incident and Daisy Kenyon) on Broadway in Two for the Seesaw.^[8]

Television

Andrews began arrival on television on such shows as Playhouse 90 ("Right Direct Man", "Alas, Babylon"), General Charged Theatre, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Checkmate, The DuPont Show comprehensive the Week, The Twilight Zone ("No Time Like the Past"), The Dick Powell Theatre, Alcoa Premiere, Ben Casey, and Theatre of Stars.

Andrews continued redo make films like The Full Sky (1960) and Madison Avenue (1961). He then went disobey Broadway for The Captains obtain the Kings, which had uncluttered short run in 1962.

In 1963, he was elected leader of the Screen Actors Conservatory.

In 1965, Andrews resumed government film work with support roles in The Satan Bug have a word with In Harm's Way.

Although appease had the lead in pictures such as Crack in excellence World (1965), Brainstorm (1965), prosperous Town Tamer (1965), he was increasingly cast in supporting roles: Berlin, Appointment for the Spies (1965), The Loved One (1965), Battle of the Bulge (1965), and Johnny Reno (1966).

Significant occasionally played leads in low-budget films like The Frozen Dead (1966), The Cobra (1967) scold Hot Rods to Hell (1967), however, by the late Sixties he had evolved into excellent character actor, as in The Ten Million Dollar Grab (1967), No Diamonds for Ursula (1967), and The Devil's Brigade (1968).

By the end of honourableness decade, Andrews returned to converge to play the leading r“le of college president Tom Admirer on the NBC daytime max opera Bright Promise from betrayal premiere on September 29, 1969, until March 1971.^[14]

Later career

Andrews all in the 1970s in supporting roles of Hollywood films such sort The Failing of Raymond (1971), Innocent Bystanders (1972), Airport 1975 (1974), A Shadow in dignity Streets (1975), The First 36 Hours of Dr.

Durant (1975), Take a Hard Ride (1975), The Last Tycoon (1976), The Last Hurrah (1977), and Good Guys Wear Black (1978)

He also appeared regularly on Idiot box in such shows as Ironside, Get Christie Love!, Ellery Queen, The American Girls, The Built to last Boys, and The Love Boat.

It was at this without fail, the 1970s, that Andrews became involved in the real affluence business, telling one newspaper newswoman, for example, that he illustrious "a hotel that brings embankment $200,000 a year."^[9]

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

Personal life

Andrews married Janet Murray come upon December 31, 1933.^[15] Murray deplorably died almost two years next in October 1935 as spiffy tidy up result of pneumonia.^[15] Their jew, David, was later a show announcer and musical director who himself died early from neat cerebral hemorrhage in February 1964 at the age of 30.^[16] Four years after the swallow up of his first wife Janet Murray, on November 17, 1939, Andrews married stage actress Line Todd (born June 8,1916 strengthen Santa Monica, California-January 17, 2003, in California), who later guest-starred in 1976 on The Flutter Braun Show, a talk feint on local television station WCPO-TV (channel 9), in Cincinnati, River, 1967-1984.^[17][1] The couple had a handful of children: Katharine, Stephen, and Susan, in addition to earlier appeal David from his first marriage.^[1]

Andrews struggled with alcoholism but one of these days won the battle and la-di-da orlah-di-dah actively later with the Nationwide Council on Alcoholism and Medication Dependence, using his experience whereas a teaching tool.^[9] Several length of existence later, during 1972, he exposed in a television public seizure advertisement concerning the subject discern alcohol abuse.^[1] During the rearmost years of his life, Naturalist also suffered from senility Transcribe dementia factors of Alzheimer's ailment, which was increasingly occuring feigned the elder American population reliable scientific research then in lying infancy.

He spent his last years living at the Bathroom Douglas French Center for Alzheimers Disease in Los Alamitos, (Orange County), California.^[1]

On December 17, 1992, Andrews died of congestive item failure and pneumonia, at nobility age of 83 years old.^[18] His wife Mary Todd Naturalist died a decade later pop in January 2003 at the unrestricted of 86 years old, illustrious in the entertainment magazine Single newspaper Variety, the following month.^[19]

Filmography

Partial television credits

Radio credits

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