Dana Andrews

Actor

About

Also Known As

Carver Daniel Andrews

Birth Place

Collins, Mississippi, USA

Born

January 01, 1909

Died

December 17, 1992

Cause of Death

Pneumonia

Biography

Solid (sometimes to the point of being wooden), average-Joe leading man of the 1940s who specialized in earnest, embittered and/or disillusioned characters. Having worked as an accountant and a singer, Andrews entered films in the early 40s as a supporting player in Westerns. After portraying the victim of a lynch mob in "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943), his career took off and he starred in...

Filmography

Good Guys Wear Black (1978)

The Last Hurrah (1977)

Roger Shanley

The Last Tycoon (1976)

Photos & Videos

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Kit Carson (1940) -- (Movie Clip) They'd Kinda Like Them Brass Buttons

Kit Carson (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Hurry So Fast

Family & Companions

Janet Murray

Wife

Married from 1932 until her death in 1935.

Mary Todd

Wife

Actor. Married from 1939 until his death in 1992.

Biography

Most memorable in urban settings, Andrews successfully teamed up with director Otto Preminger and co-star Gene Tierney for "Laura" (1944) and "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950), he was equally superb as the re-adjusting bombardier in "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946) and as the unflinchingly honest prosecuting attorney in Elia Kazan's "Boomerang!" (1947). With his big-screen career on the wane, Andrews starred in prestige TV showcases in the 50s and headlined a daytime soap opera, "Bright Promise," in the late 60s. Andrews' second wife, Mary Todd, was an actress and his brother, Steve Forrest, an actor.

Filmography

Life Events

1930

Worked as accountant with Gulf Refining Company and as chief accountant with Tobins Inc.

1940

Film debut, "The Westerner"

Photo Collections

Laura - Lobby Card Set

Sword in the Desert - Movie Poster

The North Star - Movie Poster

While the City Sleeps - Pressbook

Here is the original campaign book (pressbook) for While the City Sleeps (1956). Pressbooks were sent to exhibitors and theater owners to aid them in publicizing the film's run in their theater.

The Best Years of Our Lives - Movie Posters

Here are a few original release American movie posters for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), produced by Samuel Goldwyn.

Zero Hour! - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Paramount's Zero Hour! (1957), starring Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, and Sterling Hayden. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

Hot Rods to Hell - Publicity Stills

Here are several Publicity Stills from Hot Rods to Hell (1967). Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.

Hot Rods to Hell - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Hot Rods to Hell (1967), starring Dana Andrews. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

Hot Rods to Hell - Uncropped Scene Stills

Here are a few stills taken of driving scenes in MGM's Hot Rods to Hell (1967), starring Dana Andrews. Since the stills are uncropped, they reveal the type of cutaway vehicles and rear projection screens often used to film such scenes.

Fallen Angel - Movie Posters

Here are a few original release movie posters for Fox's Fallen Angel (1945), starring Dana Andrews, Alice Faye, and Linda Darnell.

Daisy Kenyon - Movie Posters

Here are a few original-release movie posters for Twentieth Century Fox's Daisy Kenyon (1947), starring Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, and Dana Andrews.

Curse of the Demon - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Curse of the Demon (1957, aka Night of the Demon). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.