Lois Andrews

Lois Andrews

infobox actress


birthdate=birth date|1924|3|24
birthplace=Huntington Park, California
deathdate=death date and age|1968|4|5|1924|3|24
occupation=Film actress
spouse=George Jessel, Steve Brodie

Lois Andrews (March 241924 – April 5, 1968) was an American actress. Born in Huntington Park, California as Lorraine Gourley, she played in films during the 1940s and early 1950s.

She is perhaps best known for her first role in 1943 as the comic strip character Dixie Dugan in the Twentieth Century Fox film of the same name. While still in her teens, she was married to George Jessel from 1940 to 1943. He produced a number of films in which she had minor roles, including "Meet Me After the Show" (1951).

She was married to the actor Steve Brodie from 1946 to 1968. She died of lung cancer at the age of 44.

External links

*imdb|0028749
*amg name|2:1723
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=1723 NYT bio]
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=116325 NYT, child bride]
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=101993 NYT, Jessel as producer]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19533 Find-A-Grave] (Dates taken here)


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