Dana Andrews was an American film actor. He was one of Hollywood's major stars of the 1940s, and continued acting, though generally in less prestigious roles, into the 1980s. He was born Carver Dana Andrews on a farmstead outside Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, the third of nine children of Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister, and his wife Annis . The family subsequently moved to Huntsville, Texas, where his younger siblings were born. Andrews attended college at Sam Houston State University and also studied business administration in Houston, Texas, working briefly as an... accountant for Gulf & Western . In 1931, he travelled to Los Angeles, California seeking opportunities as a singer. He worked at various jobs to earn a living, including pumping gas at a filling station in Van Nuys. One of his employers believed in him and paid for his studies in opera and also at the Pasadena Playhouse, a theater and acting school.
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| Birthdate: | January 1, 1909 |
| Birthplace: | Covington County, Mississippi |
| Date of death: | December 17, 1992 |
| Height: | 5' 10" |
| Also known as: | Carver Dana Andrews, Dana Andrews, dana_andrews |