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17 de dic. de 1992 · Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American actor. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into the 1980s. He is best known for his portrayal of obsessed police detective Mark McPherson in the noir Laura (1944) and his critically acclaimed performance as World War II veteran Fred Derry in The Best Years ...
Dana Andrews. Actor: Laura. American leading man of the 1940s and 1950s, Dana Andrews was born Carver Dana Andrews on New Years Day 1909 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.
Enchanted Island - (Original Trailer)Dana Andrews finds an Enchanted Island (1958). Unfortunately it's inhabited by cannibals! Loosely based on Herman Melville's Typee. Devil's Brigade, The - (Original Trailer)Experienced Canadian soldiers and misfit Americans join to beat the Nazis in The Devil's Brigade (1968).
Approved | 117 min | Drama, War. During WWII, a platoon of American soldiers trudge through the Italian countryside in search of a bridge they have been ordered to blow up, encountering danger and destruction along the way. Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland.
93 Metascore. Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. Director: William Wyler | Stars: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Teresa Wright. Votes: 67,670 | Gross: $23.65M.
Andrews was one of the first to speak out against the degradation of the acting profession, particularly actresses doing nude scenes just to get a role. Andrews was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1963, serving until 1965. He retired from films in the 1960s and made, he said, more money from real estate than he ever did in movies.
Childhood & Early Life. Carver Dana Andrews was born on 1st January 1909 in a farmstead near Collins in southern Mississippi in Covington County. He was the third of thirteen children of Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister, and his wife, whose name was Annis Speed. The family eventually relocated to Huntsville in Walker County.
