Dana Andrews

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Andrews, Dana (1909—1992)

Andrews, a distinguished motion picture actor, supported various humanist causes and was on the editorial board of The Humanist. A suave Southern leading man, Andrews starred in 1940s classics but was never nominated for an Academy Award. Nevertheless, he became well known for portraying average-Joe characters of the 1940s.

He starred in classics like Laura (1944, with Gene Tierney, Judith Anderson, Clifton Webb, and Vincent Price), A Walk in the Sun (1945, in which he plays a sergeant who takes over command of his American infantry platoon in Italy when the commanding lieutenant is killed), and The Best Years of Our Lives (called the best picture of 1946, in which he plays the part of an Air Force bombardier who returns home from World War II).