Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 - December 17, 1992) was an American actor. He was innate inside Covington County, Mississippi, one of 13 toddlers. His father was the Baptist minister. Presently his personal moved to Kentucky, and late to Texas, where it settled within Huntsville. Andrews attended college there & likewise exposed business administration around Houston.

Within 1931 Andrews went to Los Angeles, California seeking opportunities as a singer. He worked at various jobs to earn his dwelling, including pumping flatulence at the gasoline station around Van Nuys. One of his employers believed witharound him & invite his studies in opera & likewise at a Pasadena Playhouse, a prestigious theater & acting school. Andrews late signed the locate Samuel Goldwyn and nine years after arriving inside Los Angeles was offered his foremost film role within William Wyler's The Westerner (1940) which starred Gary Cooper.

Andrews' role in the 1943 movie adaptation of The Ox-Bow Incident with Henry Fonda is often cited when his virtually all memorable. His appearances in the 1944 film Laura with Gene Tierney and the 1946 film The Best Years Of Our Lives, co-starring Fredric March and Myrna Loy made him a star however his popularity was fleeting. Save for two or three exceptions rather Elephant Walk (with Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Finch) he was unable to build on his early successes. Virtually all of his late films were non commercial or even critical successes & he drifted into supporting roles & character area around B-movies. He suffered from either either alcoholism, reportedly beginning from a Forties. He in time overcame his addiction & was one of the number 1 celebrities to launder a public service announcement for AA.

Within 1963 Andrews was briefly elected president of the Screen Actors Guild.

Andrews married Janet Murray inside 1932 but she died three years late (their boy died within 1964). He married actress Mary Todd around 1939 (they experienced the boy & deuce girl). Andrews suffered from either Alzheimer's disease in later life and in 1992 died from heart failure in Los Alamitos, California.

Filmography
Wild About Ari (1993) Prince Jack (1984) The Pilot (1979) Born Again (1978) A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud (1978) Good Guys Wear Black (1978) The Last Tycoon (1976) Take a Hard Ride (1976) Airport 1975 (1974) Innocent Bystanders (1972) ''The Devil's Brigade (1968) Cobra II (1967) Hot Rods to Hell (1967) The Frozen Dead (1966) Johnny Reno (1966) The Loved One (1965) Battle of the Bulge (1965) Town Tamer (1965) Crack in the World (1965) Brainstorm (1965) The Satan Bug (1965) In Harm's Way (1965) Madison Avenue (1962) The Crowded Sky (1960) Enchanted Island (1958) The Fearmakers (1958) Night of the Demon (1957) Zero Hour! (1957) Spring reunion (1957) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) Comanche (1956) While the City Sleeps (1956) Smoke Signal (1955) Strange Lady in Town (1955) Duel in the Jungle (1954) Three Hours to Kill (1954) Elephant Walk (1954) Assignment: Paris (1952) I Want You (1951) Sealed Cargo (1951) The Frogmen (1951) Edge of Doom (1950) Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Sword in the Desert (1949) My Foolish Heart (1949) Britannia Mews (1949) Deep Waters (1948) No Minor Vices (1948) The Iron Curtain (1948) Night Song (1948) Boomerang! (1947) Daisy Kenyon (1947) The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Canyon Passage (1946) A Walk in the Sun (1945) Fallen Angel (1945) State Fair (1945) Laura (1944) Wing and a Prayer (1944) The Purple Heart (1944) Up in Arms (1944) December 7th (1943) The North Star (1943) The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) Crash Dive (1943) Berlin Correspondent (1942) Swamp Water (1941) Ball of Fire (1941) Belle Starr (1941) Tobacco Road (1941) Kit Carson (1940) Sailor's Lady (1940) Lucky Cisco Kid (1940) The Westerner '' (1940)