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Del Andrews

Del Andrews (October 5, 1894 – October 27, 1942), born Udell Endrows, was an American film director and screenwriter in the 1920s. He primarily worked on low budget westerns, writing and directing films starring Hoot Gibson, Fred Thomson, and Bob Custer. He shared an Academy Award nomination with Maxwell Anderson for the script to Universal's 1930 film All Quiet on the Western Front.

Del Andrews

Still from the American western film The Yellow Back (1926) with Fred Humes putting on theatrical makeup under the direction of director Del Andrews, on page 2170 of the May 8, 1926 Motion Picture News. The black and white film stock of the period recorded colors unnaturally, so care had to be taken with makeup to provide a good result.

Universal Pictures · Motion Picture News (May - Jun. 1926), on the Internet Archive · Public domain

Name
Del Andrews
Birth Name
Udell Endrows
Born
5 October 1894
Birthplace
St.
Died
27 October 1942
Place of death
Tonopah, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation
Film director, screenwriter
Nationality
United States

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