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Dana Andrews
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Psycho : Red Light Lit
- Cosmos : Red Light Lit
- Looking Glass : Red Light Lit
- Grow and Make Your Own Destiny
- Cricket and the Singing Frog Sisters
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Film & TV
Acting · Covington County, Mississippi, USA
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 of Our…
Known for
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies — Self (archive footage)2001
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker — Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)1991
- Prince Jack — The Cardinal1985
- The Horror of It All — Self1983
- Showbiz Goes to War — Self (archive footage)1982
- Falcon Crest — Elliot McKay1981
- The Pilot — Randolph Evers1980
- Ike — Gen. George C. Marshall1979
- Ike — Gen. George C. Marshall1979
- A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud — The Man1978
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1909
- Active to
- 1992
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 377
- Total plays
- 4,927
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 20,482x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,975x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,904x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,802x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,205x
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Key facts
- Born
- Carver Dana Andrews , ( 1909-01-01 ) January 1, 1909, Collins, Mississippi , U.S.
- Died
- December 17, 1992 (1992-12-17) (aged 83), Los Alamitos, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1938–1985
- Spouses
- Janet Murray ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1932 ; died 1935 ) Mary Todd ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 )
- Relatives
- Steve Forrest (brother)
- Preceded by
- George Chandler
- Succeeded by
- Charlton Heston
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Andrews
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Collins
- Place of death
- Los Alamitos
- Sibling
- Steve Forrest
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Sam Houston State University
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Dana Andrews by László Willinger, Modern Screen, August 1945 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- Dana Andrews
- date of birth
- 1909-01-01
- date of death
- 1992-12-17
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Dana Andrews
- name in native language
- Dana Andrews
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- end of work period
- 1985-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Carver Dana Andrews
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
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 and later in Western films. 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 mystery Laura (1944) and his critically acclaimed performance as World War II veteran Fred Derry returning home in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Early life
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