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    Dana Andrews

    American actor (–)

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

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    Born

    Carver Dana Andrews


    ()January 1,

    Near Collins, Mississippi, U.S.A.

    DiedDecember 17, () (aged&#;83)

    Los Alamitos, California, U.S.A.

    OccupationActor
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    Spouses

    Janet Murray

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    Mary Todd

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    Children4
    RelativesSteve Forrest (brother, )
    In office
    August 8, &#;– June 3,
    Preceded byGeorge Chandler
    Succeeded byCharlton Heston

    Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, – December 17, ) was an American film actor who became a major star in what fryst vatten now known as rulle noir and later in Western films. A leading man during the s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into the s. He is best known for his portrayal of obsessed police detective Mark McPherson in the noir mys

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    American leading man of the s and s, Dana Andrews was born Carver Dana Andrews on New Years Day on a farmstead outside Collins, Covington County, Mississippi. One of thirteen children, including fellow actor Steve Forrest, he was a son of Annis (Speed) and Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister.

    Andrews studied business administration at Sam Houston State Teachers College in Texas, but took a bookkeeping job with Gulf Oil in , aged 20, prior to graduating. In , he hitchhiked to California, hoping to get work as an actor. He drove a school bus, dug ditches, picked oranges, worked as a stock boy, and pumped gas while trying without luck to break into the movies. His employer at a Van Nuys gas station believed in him and agreed to invest in him, asking to be repaid if and when Andrews made it as an actor. Andrews studied opera and also entered the Pasadena Community Playhouse, the famed theatre company and drama school. He appeared in scores of plays there in the s, becoming a

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    Dana Andrews

    Dana Andrews

    In office
    –
    Preceded byGeorge Chandler
    Succeeded byCharlton Heston
    Born

    Carver Dana Andrews


    ()January 1,
    Covington County, Mississippi, U.S.
    DiedDecember 17, () (aged&#;83)
    Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
    Spouse(s)

    Janet Murray

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    (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#;
    ; her death; two children

    Mary Todd

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    (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#;
    ; his death; three children
    ChildrenDavid Andrews ()
    Katharine Andrews (b. )
    Stephen Andrews (b. )
    Susan Andrews (b. )
    OccupationActor

    Dana Andrews (January 1, – December 17, ) was an American movie actor. He was one of the most famous Hollywood actors during the s. He was known for his role in The Best Years of Our Lives ().

    Andrews died from pneumonia and heart failure caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged [1]

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