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Portrait of a Minister's Son ( Continued, from page 54) of “Howdy!” He wore braces on his teeth the year before he was signed by Samuel Goldwyn. He is bored by soccer games. He doesn’t gamble. He has lived, due to his father’s ministerial calls, in Louisville, Kentucky; Waelder, Rockdale, San Antonio, Uvalde and Huntsville — all in Texas. He gave a magnificent performance in “The Purple Heart” in the opinion of your portraitist. He reads an average of a book a month. He is not bothered by great heights, thinks the relationship of money to happiness entirely too exaggerated, and occasionally smokes a pipe when feeling particularly relaxed. He worked as a plumber’s apprentice between high school and college, a training he has since never put to use. His favorite columnists are Drew Pearson and Samuel Grafton. He uses all fingers on the typewriter, employing a touch system which he never studied and drinks coffee only at breakfast. r^ANA ANDREWS’ first professional appearance was actually carrying a spear in “Anthony And Cleopatra” at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he eventually worked Up to leads. He has no faith in fortune tellers. His dominant ambition is “just to be a good actor.” He is very proud of the huge camellias he raises. He hitchhiked late in 1931 to Los Angeles, set upon getting started as a singer or actor. His favorite hero is Lincoln, whom he considers “the greatest American.” He majored in law, psychology, English and basic business administration at college. He would give a lot to own “Raffles,” the talking bird brought to this country by explorer Carveth Wells. He likes picnicking, football, A. J. Cronin and hamburgers with onions. He used to have a bad case of nerves but finally “got it out of his system.” He is not a collector of anything. He is an excellent horseman and would like someday to play the role of George Washington in a screen version of “Valley Forge,” a role he played on the stage. His mother, nee Anice Speed, is of Irish stock. He feels so violently about bad drivers that he once ran a road hog against the curb, jerked the driver out — only to discover that he was a good friend! He doesn’t play golf or cards. He is an exceptionally gifted impromptu speaker, considering that he has had little experience. He rarely goes to a night club. He likes nothing so much as a good book and a glass of beer. He is forever saving mementoes which ultimately take up so much room that he throws them away; he never saves the things he really wants. LJ E admires most in his wife her keen 1 ‘ sense of humor and innate honesty. He invariably stays in the shower for thirty minutes, changing from hot to cold water. He idolized Red Grange as a schoolboy and remembers keenly the very humble circupistances of life as a Baptist minister’s son. He never attends auction sales because, having never learned values, he would not know how to bid. “Our family was so large and we had so little.” Dana Andrews loves to argue on politics and modern questions, gets vociferous and excited; shuts up like a clam when confronted by bias and prejudice. He used to To them an imported delicacy; to you an inexpensive delight for everyday enjoyment! tzeut ROMA California Wine is a fitting prelude to a superb dinner. Rare, indeed, are the vineyards of the world which produce wines so fine that many countries import them. Among such richly-blessed vineyards are those in our own California from which come ROMA Wines. In other countries, ROM A Wines are a special treat — to be enjoyed on very special occasions. But to you these fine wines are an everyday delight — inexpensive enough to serve at any meal, or to enjoy at any time . . . for here in America we pay no high duty or shipping costs. Little wonder, then, that ROMA Wines are the overwhelming favorites of Americans— America’s largest-selling wines. ROMA WINE COMPANY, Fresno, Lodi, Healdsburg, Cal. ROMA California Wines include: Port, Sherry, Muscatel . . . Sauterne . . . Claret, Burgundy, Zinfandel, Champagne and Sparkling Burgundy. BUT— BEFORE YOU BUY WINES— BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS TUNE IN ROMA LINES' “SUSPENSE” C.B.S. Thursday nights (Mondays, in Pacific Time Zone). See your newspaper for time and station. P M M 89