After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. When he was working he was very up and outgoing and warm and friendly. Chronicle: You all have an advantage that most people lack when their dads are gone: you get to visit them in their movies. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Lisa Ryan: Act of Violence, The Set-Up, God's Little Acre, Billy Budd, The Iceman Cometh. You were expected to sit there for a long time, all dressed up, and everybody had their nanny and their nurse behind them making sure they were behaving. To help the struggling Andrews study music at night, "The station owners stepped in with a deal: $50 a week for full-time study, in exchange for a five-year share of possible later earnings", which he started repaying after signing with Goldwyn. The producers deemed the film too intense for television and released it theatrically, including drive-ins, instead. Daughters: Katharine Andrews (b. Many believe his standing within the Hollywood pantheon should be reassessed. Andrews: I'm outside, I'm playing in the yard and this red and white convertible drives up. (wal mhuqil sa kawas tay 1992) Stephen ru Susan. [4] After twelve months, Goldwyn sold part of Andrews' contract to 20th Century Fox, where he was put to work on the first of two B pictures; his first role was in Lucky Cisco Kid (1940). Chronicle: As young girls did you have elaborate Hollywood birthday parties like we saw in "Mommie Dearest"? Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. By the end of the decade, Andrews returned to television to play the leading role of college president Tom Boswell on the NBC daytime soap opera Bright Promise from its premiere on September 29, 1969, until March 1971. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. [1] Sons: David Andrews (1934-64) and Stephen Andrews (b. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. He co-starred with Jeanne Crain in the movie musical State Fair (1945), a huge hit, and was reunited with Preminger for the film noir Fallen Angel (1945). Also Known As Carver Daniel Andrews Birth Place Collins, Mississippi, USA Born January 01, 1909 Died December 17, 1992 Cause of Death Pneumonia Biography Read More Solid (sometimes to the point of being wooden), average-Joe leading man of the 1940s who specialized in earnest, embittered and/or disillusioned characters. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Have Andrews change his to Collins". Try again. Dana Andrews (Carver Dana Andrews) was born on 1 January, 1909 in Collins, MS, is an American film actor. 1948). I've made all the money I want. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Dana Andrews (6502782)? Andrews appeared in Boomerang! This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. His wife is Mary Todd (m. 19391992), Janet Murray (m. 19321935). Ryan: It's always emotional. Brian Donlevy is the local banker for the prospectors with a gambling problem. NBC also fired the show's producer, Dick Dunn, and brought in one of its own people, Jerry Layton, to replace him. Yet he and his second wife, actress Mary Todd, lived quietly in a modest home in Studio City, California. During his career, he had worked with with such directors as Otto Preminger, Fritz Lang, William Wyler, William A. Wellman, Jean Renoir, and Elia Kazan.Andrews slipped into a steady stream of unremarkable films in which he gave sturdy performances, until age and other interests resulted in fewer appearances. Directed by: Mark Robson I Want You 1951 | CC 6 Prime Video $199 to rent $7.99 to buy Or $0.00 with a Prime membership Starring: Dana Andrews , Dorothy McGuire and Farley Granger Directed by: Mark Robson The North Star 1943 | CC 123 Prime Video $599 to rent $19.99 to buy Their son, David, was a musician and composer who died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1964 at the age of 30. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Andrews continued at the Pasadena Playhouse, working in over 20 productions and proposed to second wife Mary Todd. In 1940, Dana Andrews landed a role in the western film Lucky Cisco Kid, where he played a supporting role. Born in Mississippi on January 1, 1909, actor Dana Andrews grew up in Texas in a large family headed by his minister father. Laura (1944) is regarded as a masterpiece of cinema. 37.156.244.11 Sealed Cargo (1951) was the only film that he and his younger brother Steve Forrest made together. And he says, "Is your dad around?" However, he suffered from alcoholism during the latter part of his life and this addiction led to his decline. Andrews began appearing on television on such shows as Playhouse 90 ("Right Hand Man", "Alas, Babylon"), General Electric Theatre, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Checkmate, The DuPont Show of the Week, The Twilight Zone ("No Time Like the Past"), The Dick Powell Theatre, Alcoa Premiere, Ben Casey, and Theatre of Stars. They shot it in Spain. ", Andrews: Peck is the same person my dad always mentioned! In The Crowded Sky (1960) he played a pilot who must land a disabled plane. Eventually, he controlled his addiction and later worked actively with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. He later explained that he didn't correct their mistake because he felt the singer dubbing him probably needed the money. The daughters met in Sheldon's Pacific Heights home on a Thursday afternoon and immediately discovered points in common: Each had a father whose leftist politics put him at risk in the McCarthy era; each had an actress mother who sacrificed career to family; each makes a practice of watching her father's films, finding comfort in visiting a dad who died long ago -- Ryan in 1973, Wyler in 1981, Andrews in 1992. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Unable to drill through the last layer of earth, a nuclear missile is fired in an attempt to get to the core. You couldn't go out for a walk because the police would arrive and say, "What are you doing?". Performance & security by Cloudflare. And then, not too long later, I was able to see the same hand in "Best Years of Our Lives." There's also some very affecting father-daughter chemistry between Keith and Hayward. Dana Andrews was one of Hollywoods masked men, and even more than bigger stars like Bogart, he was the quintessential nineteen-forties man. In 1963, he was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild. Oops, we were unable to send the email. He once said that he made more money from his real estate investments than he ever did as an actor. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Carver Dana Andrews was an American actor known for his roles in films like Laura and The Best Years of Our Lives. The only movie they appeared in together was "Sealed Cargo" (1951). [1], Media related to Dana Andrews at Wikimedia Commons. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. In 1947, he was voted the 23rd most popular actor in the U.S.[8]. Out steps Kirk Douglas. Jones" (1970), a story about racial problems in the south, which ended up being his last. Ryan: We lived in two very distinct worlds. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. That's what good mourning is about. Andrews was to play university president Thomas Boswell, the central character around whom other characters and story lines would be spun. He drove a school bus, dug ditches, picked oranges, worked as a stock boy, and pumped gas while trying without luck to break into the movies. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Thats all., How I Turned $1,000 Into Five Million in Real Estate. Andrews: Going to restaurants was like a huge deal. Andrews, playing a New York City Police detective, falls in love with a painting of the woman whose murder he is investigating. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. (1957), and Enchanted Island (1958). based on information from your browser. Yet he and his second wife, actress Mary Todd, lived quietly in a modest home in Studio City, California. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. This page was last changed on 14 December 2022, at 09:32. He met both his first and second wives at the Pasadena Playhouse. [10], Andrews spent the 1970s in supporting roles of Hollywood films such as The Failing of Raymond (1971), Innocent Bystanders (1972), Airport 1975 (1974), A Shadow in the Streets (1975), The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975), Take a Hard Ride (1975), The Last Tycoon (1976), The Last Hurrah (1977), and Good Guys Wear Black (1978). He is from MS. We have estimated And then all of a sudden my parents decided they had to move to Beverly Hills. The film was added to the U.S. Film Registry in 1998. He was known for his View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Oscar Winning Roles in the Same Movie (Part 1), The Man with the Golden Arm 1955 premiere. The owners of the Van Nuys gas station paid for his studies in exchange for future earnings if he ever "made it." The runes was a scroll, that when passed to a man, placed a demonic curse upon him. Show He worked various jobs during this time, including a stint at a gas station. He applied at, and was turned down by, every film studio and production company. Andrews: "In Harm's Way" was another one. Not that I wanted to be recognized because I hated that, too. Dana Andrews TCMs Star of the Month for July could go from a suave, handsome leading man to film noir detective who kept his emotions intact. His career faltered around 1950, possibly because of his addiction to alcohol. A system error has occurred. Trained as an opera singer, but was rarely--e.g. [on why he couldn't pick one of his films as his favorite] I simply love this business. Andrews slipped into a steady stream of unremarkable films in which he gave sturdy performances, until age and other interests resulted in fewer appearances. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Asked what film he enjoyed working on the most, he hesitated to name one, I just love this business. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Year should not be greater than current year. He played a fast-fisted police officer in the film noir Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950), also with Tierney and Preminger. AKA Carver Dana Andrews. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. His small screen shows include General Electric Theatre, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, and The Twilight Zone. Other actors in the film were Robert H Hogan, James F Kelly, and Kenneth Mars. Or $0.00 with a Prime membership. He was suffering from Alzheimers disease during the last years of his life. What I could never understand was why we got to get in front of people (in line), and then half the time they didn't ask my dad to pay. Silent Film Stars. . He later traveled to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career as a singer. Andrews appeared in many films over the years, including Boomerang (1947), Night Song (1947), No Minor Vices (1948), Sealed Cargo (1951), Assignment: Paris (1952), Duel in the Jungle (1954) and Strange Lady in Town (1955). He soon began acting in non-starring roles in good quality films, "The Westerner" (1940), "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1942), and a starring role and the obsessed detective in "Laura" (1944), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), and "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950). Crown", "The Screen in Review; Samuel Goldwyn's 'I Want You' Opens Run at Criterion Script by Irwin Shaw (Published 1951)", "Command Performance/Hyde and Seek/Sketchy Love", American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dana_Andrews&oldid=1136285451, People from Covington County, Mississippi, Turner Classic Movies person ID different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "The Candidate" and "Deliberate Disclosure", This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 16:55. Chronicle: Like "Hot Rods to Hell" (1967)? American leading man of the 1940s and 1950s, Dana Andrews was born Carver Dana Andrews Andrews died from pneumoniaand heart failurecaused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 83. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. 1 Jan 1909. And what's his name from "Funny Girl?" Andrews starred in the anti-communist The Iron Curtain (1948), reuniting him with Gene Tierney, then Deep Waters (1948). From $599 to rent. When I was little we lived in the San Fernando Valley in this little ranch house and everything seemed very ordinary. Because I think that that kind of sadness feels good. Andrews made another war movie with Milestone, A Walk in the Sun (1945), then was loaned to Walter Wanger for a western, Canyon Passage (1946), directed by Jacques Tourneur and co-featuring Susan Hayward. Boomerang (1947), directed by Elia Kazan, is based on a true story about a vagrant set up for murder, but prosecutor Henry Harvey played by Dana Andrews chooses to risk his career for the truth. Chronicle: Judy, your dad directed for 45 years, won several Oscars. Actor. (1980), which satirized Andrews' film. Try again later. Dana Andrews is a driven supply shipper and store owner with Susan Hayward as an eventual love interest. He attended college in Texas but soon began drifting from job to job. There was an error deleting this problem. He and his younger brother Steve Forrest made guest appearances in consecutive episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959): Andrews in The Twilight Zone: No Time Like the Past (1963) and Forrest in The Twilight Zone: The Parallel (1963). After "Funny Girl" he made "The Liberation of L.B. In 1972, became one the first actors to appear in a television public service advertisement concerning the dangers of alcoholism. 1948) Occupation Actor Dana Andrews(January 1, 1909 December 17, 1992) was an Americanmovie actor. Judy Wyler Sheldon: Dodsworth, The Little Foxes, The Best Years of Our Lives, Roman Holiday, Friendly Persuasion. You'd arrive and the fans were looking in the car (at my father) and they'd say, "Oh, that's nobody." Murray died in 1935 as result of pneumonia. Andrews continued to make films like The Crowded Sky (1960) and Madison Avenue (1961). The last film of his career is Prince Jack, a 1985 film directed by Bert Lovitt. Sheldon: I don't think he had too many complaints. His first wife, Janet Murray, died of pneumonia in 1935. Reuniting with actress Linda Darnell from Fallen Angel (1945), he plays the original Ted Stryker that saves the day by landing a passenger airplane whose pilots have fallen ill from eating the fish. He occasionally played leads in low-budget films like The Frozen Dead (1966), The Cobra (1967) and Hot Rods to Hell (1967), however, by the late 1960s he had evolved into a character actor, as in The Ten Million Dollar Grab (1967), No Diamonds for Ursula (1967), and The Devil's Brigade (1968). They had three children named Katharine, Stephen and Susan. Family members linked to this person will appear here. You can always change this later in your Account settings. in The North Star (1943)--allowed to use his fine singing voice in the movies. Every major studio and even The Pasadena Playhouse, turned down Dana Andrews at first. Andrews attended college at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville[2] and studied business administration in Houston. Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. Andrews turned to real estate after becoming too old to be cast as a hero. He suffered from Alzheimers disease during the last years of his life. He made it when he was dying and he looked exactly the way he looked the last time I saw him. Had three grandchildren at the time of his death. The family eventually relocated to Huntsville in Walker County. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. There was a problem getting your location. He appeared in scores of plays there in the 1930s, becoming a favorite of the company. The beautiful Brit bombshell, Janette Scott, also a lyric in a Rocky Horror song, plays Danas wife in A Crack in the World (1965). that all I ever heard was, "Well, goddamit, why does Gregory Peck get these parts? WebStarring: Dana Andrews , Susan Hayward , Kent Smith , et al. It was two years before Goldwyn and 20th Century-Fox (to whom Goldwyn had sold half of Andrews' contract) put him in a film, but the roles, though secondary, were mostly in top-quality pictures such as The Westerner (1940) and The Ox-Bow Incident (1942). That's where he started to drink again. I went through all the psychiatry thing, trying to find out why I drank. It's one of my only Hollywood collectibles, this mug from "The Longest Day" that says "To Bob, from Duke.". New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001. Chronicle: What kind of special attention came with being a celebrity's daughter? Dana Andrews struggled with alcoholism and went on to become an advocate for those struggling with addiction. . I hated to be the daughter of a famous person because I always felt, "Why should I be getting all this attention -- he's the one who's done something.". Of those eight roles, all were feature films, and he portrayed military officers in five of them. He was known for his role in The Best Years of Our Lives(1946). Ryan: Oh yeah. WebDana Andrews. Unfortunately, she passed away in 1935. (In a "Word of Mouth" commentary for Turner Classic Movies, Forrest stated, "I'd have given my eye teeth to have worked with him.") He drove a school bus, dug ditches, picked oranges, worked as a stock boy, and pumped gas while trying without luck to break into the movies. It was both a popular and critical success. In 1971 he read in "The Los Angeles Times" that he was being fired from the show. Andrews: When my father was dying it was really special to me to hold his hand. Please try again later. Some of Andrews films in the 1960s and 1970s were The Frozen Dead (1966), The Cobra (1967), Hot Rods to Hell (1967), Innocent Bystanders (1972), The Last Tycoon (1976) and Good Guys Wear Black (1978). [3], In 1938, Andrews was spotted in the play Oh Evening Star and Samuel Goldwyn signed the promising actor to a contract, but felt he needed time to develop experience. In 1931, he hitchhiked to California, hoping to get work as an actor. Ryan: Maybe they were drinking together there. When his film and television career declined in the 1960s, he began investing in real estate after reading a "how to" book on the subject, and with a friend and business partner, built his first apartment building in Garden Grove, CA. 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. It's not difficult for me to hide emotion [on-screen], since I've always hidden it in my personal life. The film ranks #4 on AFI's list of greatest American mystery movies of all time. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Around this time, he also appeared in Spring Reunion (1957), Zero Hour! He was one of the most famous Hollywood actors during the 1940s. 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. From $10.99 to buy. Writers/producers Doris Hursley and Frank Hursley developed the show, a co-production of Bing Crosby Productions and Paramount Television (under the name Fandor Productions), with assistance from Cox Broadcasting. And you know, that's a treat. Andrews: Bob Hope and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Biography Biography Timeline 1932 Andrews married Janet Murray on December 31, 1932. They all order drinks. He retired from films in the 1960s and made, he said, more money from real estate than he ever did in movies. Andrews married Janet Murray on December 31, 1932. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. I finally ended up with the president of the American Psychiatry Association in Hartford telling me, "I'm damned if I know why you drink". After some success, he raised his family inToluca Lakefor two decades at4310 Arcola Lane. He'd say, "He got all my jobs.". [7] In 2007, the film ranked number 37th on AFI's Top 100 Years100 Movies. So I had this bad feeling about his career for a long time, and there was a time when I was living in New York (after his death) and his name would come up and people would say, "Who's that?" This was when "Day-O" was No. He studied at Sam Houston State University. He played opposite future star Robert Preston in a play about composers Gilbert and Sullivan, and soon thereafter was offered a contract by Samuel Goldwyn.It was two years before Goldwyn and 20th Century-Fox (to whom Goldwyn had sold half of Andrews' contract) put him in a film, but the roles, though secondary, were mostly in top-quality pictures such as The Westerner (1940) and The Ox-Bow Incident (1942). Weve updated the security on the site. He invested in real estate after retiring from films in 1960. He played opposite future star Robert Preston in a play about composers Gilbert and Sullivan, and soon thereafter was offered a contract by Samuel Goldwyn. The comedy Airplane! . In mid-summer 1969 he was hired to be the lead in an NBC daytime soap opera to be called, Initial concept discussions about scenery for, He was important to the "disaster" genre, specializing in "Airliners in Peril". GREAT NEWS! From 1952 to 1954, he also starred in the radio series I Was a Communist for the FBI, which was about Matt Cvetic, an FBI informant, who infiltrated the Communist Party of the United States of America. His employer at a Van Nuys gas station believed in him and agreed to invest in him, asking to be repaid if and when Andrews made it as an actor. Dana Andrews becomes known for his male mask a masculine ideal of steel impassivity. Andrews struggled with alcoholism but eventually won the battle and worked actively with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. In his first big feature, Otto Preminger, directs Dana Andrews as the solid center yet has him underplay his part, leaving space for the charismatic Clifton Webb and Vincent Price. The final roles of Andrews life came in the movies Born Again (1978), The War Years (1979) and The Pilot (1980). Andrews then went back to Goldwyn for The North Star (1943), directed by Lewis Milestone. English Andrews was born on a farmstead near Collins in southern Mississippi, the third of 13 children of Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister, and his wife Annis (ne Speed). Goldwyn had him stand on set wearing the identical tuxedo costume as actor David Niven in an attempt to intimidate Niven into signing a new contract, which he quickly did. However, his acting in two late-cycle film noirs for Fritz Lang during 1956, While The City Sleeps, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, and a horror film, Curse of the Demon (1957), and a noir, The Fearmakers (1958), for Jacques Tourneur, are well regarded. Dana Andrews was married twice. He made Elephant Walk (1954) in Ceylon, a film better known for Vivien Leigh's nervous breakdown and replacement by Elizabeth Taylor. Although his career was considered to be slowing down by the early 1960s, in 1965, he appeared in eight different productions, by far the most roles in any one year of his entire career. He worked various jobs, such as at a gas station in the nearby community of Van Nuys. Dana Andrews was the only one of the three principals in The Best Years of Our Lives not to win an Oscar; he was never nominated for any performance. His scene in the airplane graveyard and a handful of others exemplify under-acting at its finest, but the Academy rarely recognizes under-actors. Andrews was then loaned to RKO to make Sealed Cargo (1951), in which his brother Steve Forrest has an uncredited role. Yet he and his second wife, actress Mary Todd, lived quietly in a modest home in Studio City, California. Andrews suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later years and spent his final days in a nursing facility. He died of congestive heart failure and pneumonia in 1992, aged 83. Daughters: Katharine Andrews (b. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. (1980) is literally a shot-for-shot remake, ironically starring Bobs Big Boy Burbank Hall-of-Famer, Robert Hays as Ted Striker.. However, if viewed simply as a film and not as an adaptation, Heart is an above average and enjoyable little "weepie." During 1931, he traveled to Los Angeles to pursue opportunities as a singer. He leads a supporting cast inThe Westerner (1940) with Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan. Around this time, alcoholism began to damage Andrews's career, and on two occasions it nearly cost him his life behind the wheel. His employer at a Van Nuys gas station believed in him and agreed to invest in him, asking to be repaid if and when Andrews made it as an actor. Search above to list available cemeteries. After reading How I Turned $1,000 Into Five Million in Real Estate, Dana builds the Malabar Apartments, a 126-unit complex in Garden Grove, California. Carver Dana Andrews was born on 1st January 1909 in a farmstead near Collins in southern Mississippi in Covington County. Their older son, David, became a pianist, organist, composer, and radio announcer, before dying in 1964 due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Dana Andrews (Actor), Susan Hayward (Actor), Jacques Tourneur (Director) Format: DVD 29 ratings $2099 Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime Pre-order Price Guarantee. Back at Fox, Andrews was in The Frogmen (1951), then Goldwyn cast him in I Want You (1951), an overwrought attempt to repeat the success of The Best Years of Our Lives, during the Cold War era Korean War.[9]. Dana Andrews makes his mark in Western "hanging" films. 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 of Our Lives (1946). Despite his appearance in 70 films with the greatest directors and actresses of his day, in a style that paved the way for later steely actors, Dana Andrews has no star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ryan: Well, he drank quite a bit, too. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a14b7af8a3ebae7 Dana sobered up in the 1970s and enjoyed telling this story about the future of these three men, Bill and I became alcoholics and Ronnie became President of the United States. Danas real drinking issues began with Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950); however, it apparently did not render him incapable of working. Often mistakenly called a wooden actor, Andrews could calmly underplay his film characters. In mid-summer 1969 he was hired to be the lead in an NBC daytime soap opera to be called Bright Promise (1969). Andrews suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later years and spent his final days in a nursing facility. Ryan: Harry Belafonte. Wild teenagers, hot rods, and tons of car chases are the focus apart from the plot. 1948). It won several awards and nominations, including an Oscar. Hayward excelled at playing tough broads who may or may not have had a tender side to them; indeed, at times, she played the tough so well that even when there was supposed to be a tender side, it was hard to see. One of thirteen children, including fellow actor Steve Forrest, he was a son of Annis (Speed) and Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister. Murray died in 1935 as a result of pneumonia. He did all sorts of jobs in California including, driving a school bus, digging ditches, picking oranges, working as a grocery store stock boy and pumping gas in Van Nuys. [11] His wife died in 2003 at the age of 86.[12]. In addition, his increasing alcoholism caused him to lose the confidence of some producers. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Andrews: And I just burst into tears. Upon release, the topical film about American society's problems in re-integrating military veterans after World War II outgrossed the longstanding box office success of Gone with the Wind (1939) in the U.S. and Britain. Meanwhile, he studied opera and entered the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Chronicle: How did he cope with not getting the jobs he wanted? Born In: Collins, Mississippi, United States, Spouse/Ex-: Mary Todd (m. 1939), Janet Murray (m. 1932 her death. Volume 3, 1991-1993, pages 22-23. Andrews: He was completely drunk when he made that movie so that's a hard one for me to see. Toward the end when he wasn't working as much? During the last years of his life, Andrews also became involved in real estate business. Susan Hayward dominates her scenes but Andrews and Donlevy are very effective and there are also good turns by Ward Bond, Lloyd Bridges and Andy Devine. Going to restaurants was like a huge deal his second wife Mary.... 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