American actor Dana Andrews was born on January 1, 1909 in the small town of Collins, Mississippi. Dana was the third child of Enis and Forrest Andrews. Soon after Dan was born, the family moved to Texas. His younger sisters and brothers were born there. There were nine children in the family. Dana studied at Houston College, after which he worked as an accountant for some time. Dana Andrews dreamed of a singing career, and to make his dream come true, he moved to Los Angeles in 1931. Making a living,
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American actor Dana Andrews was born on January 1, 1909 in the small town of Collins, Mississippi. Dana was the third child of Enis and Forrest Andrews. Soon after Dan was born, the family moved to Texas. His younger sisters and brothers were born there. There were nine children in the family.
Dana studied at Houston College, after which he worked as an accountant for some time. Dana Andrews dreamed of a singing career, and to make his dream come true, he moved to Los Angeles in 1931. Making a living, he changed several professions. Dan was lucky, one of his employers believed in him and paid for his training in acting and opera.
Nine years after Dan moved to Los Angeles, a contract was signed between him and Samuel Goldwin. In 1940, Dana played his first role in the film “Man from the West” directed by William Wyler. His partner in the film was Gary Cooper. And three years later in the film “The Ox-Bow case” Dan played the role of a victim of lynching. In this film, he had the opportunity to work on the same set with Henry Fonda.
Dan played his most significant roles in the forties. In 1944, in the film “Time” he starred in the role of a detective who investigates a murder, in 1946, the actor played a soldier returning from the war in the film “The Best Years of Our Lives”. These works brought Dan fame. Audiences and critics also praised his performance.
Picture "Where the pavement ends" , which appeared on wide screens in 1950.
Dan Andrews was elected president of the Actors Guild in 1963. Unfortunately, by that time, Dan was drinking heavily, and his addiction to alcohol began to take a toll on his career. He was no longer invited to the main roles, and the actor mainly got supporting roles in the films of category “B”. Until the mid-eighties, Dana still continued to act in films.
Dana Andrews was married to Janet Murray on the eve of 1932. In 1935, Janet died shortly after the birth of her son David. David was a composer and musician who died in 1964.
Dana married actress Mary Todd on November 17, 1939. From this marriage in 1942, a daughter Catherine was born, in 1944 - a son Stephen and in 1948 - a second daughter Susan. The family lived in Toluca Lake for twenty years, and when the children grew up, Mary and Dan bought a house from a friend, director Jacques Turner, and moved to Studio City.
All these years Dana tried to get rid of alcohol addiction, and he succeeded. Dana Andrews has suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in recent years. He died of pneumonia and heart failure in 1993.