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Dec 18, 1992 · Dec. 18, 1992 12 AM PT. From a Times Staff Writer. Dana Andrews, whose film portrayals ranged from a sensitive, tough-talking detective in the 1944 movie “Laura” to a bombardier returning to a...
Apr 4, 2024 · Dana Andrews (born Jan. 1, 1909, Collins, Miss., U.S.—died Dec. 17, 1992, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American actor, a handsome leading man who appeared in such films of the 1940s as The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), Laura (1944), A Walk in the Sun (1945), and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Dec 19, 1992 · Dana Andrews, the sturdy, square-jawed archetypal American hero of acclaimed films of the 1940's, including "The Best Years of Our Lives," "Laura" and "A Walk in the Sun," died on Thursday at...
Jan 1, 2020 · January 1, 2020. by Elizabeth McLeod. Dana Andrews spent his entire career portraying tough, driven men on the screen and on the air, but his bitterest enemy turned out to be the one most difficult to defeat: one which lurked within the depths of his own mind. But, he did defeat that enemy — not with fists, or at the point of a gun, but ...
Dec 17, 1992 · Biography. 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 ...
Jun 27, 2022 · By Jessica Pickens June 27, 2022. He was a new type of leading man. Dana Andrews — TCM’s Star of the Month for July — could go from a suave, handsome leading man to film noir detective who kept his emotions intact. Often mistakenly called a “wooden actor,” Andrews could calmly underplay his film characters.
Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor who became a major star in what is now known as film noir. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into the 1980s.
