- Stanley Andrews
Infobox actor
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name = Stanley Andrews
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birthname = Stanley Andrzejewski
birthdate = birth date|1891|08|28
location =Chicago, Illinois , USA
deathdate = death date and age|1969|06|23|1891|08|28
deathplace =Los Angeles, California ,USA
occupation = Actor
spouse =Stanley Andrews (
August 28 ,1891 -June 23 ,1969 ) was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice ofDaddy Warbucks on the radio program "Little Orphan Annie " and later as "The Old Ranger", the host of "Death Valley Days ".Biography
Early life
Andrews was born Stanley Andrzejewski in
Chicago, Illinois . Little is known of his early years, except that he was raised in theMidwest . As a young adult, he acted on stage and in radio.Career
His first big role was on radio as
Daddy Warbucks in the "Little Orphan Annie" series, were he starred from 1931 to 1936. He appeared in over 250 movies, which included "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ", "Beau Geste", "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ", "The Ox-Bow Incident ", "It's a Wonderful Life " (he played Mr. Welch, though he was not credited), "The Lemon Drop Kid " and his final film role in "Cry Terror! " in 1958.His role as the Old Ranger began in 1952 and ended in 1965, when the sponsors of "
Death Valley Days ",U.S. Borax , decided it was time for a younger man, who turned out to be futureCalifornia governor and PresidentRonald Reagan .Death
In 1969 Andrews died in
Los Angeles at age 77.External links
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* [http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/sel_by_actor_index_2.php?actor_first=Stanley&actor_last=Andrews Article on Great Characater Actors website]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5210 Stanley Andrews] at Find-A-Grave
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