Dana Andrews was born on January 1, 1909 in Covington County,
Mississippi. On December 17, 1992 Dana Andrews passed away
in Los Alamitos, California from pneumonia, complicated by
congestive heart failure.
Carver Dana Andrews is Dana Andrews birth name. From 1963
to 1965 Dana Andrews was the President of the Screen Actors
Guild.
A play about the composers Gilbert and Sullivan is how
Dana Andrews caught the eye of and was offered a contract by
Samuel Goldwyn.
The role that launched Dana Andrews career was playing a police
detective in the hit movie LAURA in 1944.
Dana Andrews had a well known drinking problem, his
increased alcoholism made producers use caution before casting
him for a role. Later Andrews worked to end his addiction
and became an outspoken member of the National Council on
Alcoholism.
Most people didn't know that Dana Andrews was a trained opera
singer, he never used his singing voice in the movies. In 1945 Dana
was in a musical and he did sing, although his voice was dubbed
for the movie.
Dana Andrews has played a captain in three airborne disaster
dramas: ZERO HOUR! in 1957, THE CROWDED SKY in 1960 and in
1974 AIRPORT '75.
In the opening song to THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, Dana
Andrews is mentioned.
Dana Andrews other notable credits include...
