John Charles Andes (1920 - 2005)

Born 12 Jul 1920 in Ocean, New Jersey, United States

Died 11 Nov 2005 at age 85 in Newhall, Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Keith Andes is Notable.

Born John Charles Andes, Keith Andes was an American film, radio, musical theater, stage and television actor. He earned the Theatre World Award for the outstanding breakout performance of 1947 in "The Chocolate Soldier."

He worked at RKO and Universal, where he appeared as Marilyn Monroe's sweetheart and Barbara Stanwyck's brother in Clash by Night in 1952. He also played Lt Maynard in Blackbeard, The Pirate in 1952. He co-starred with Angela Landsbury in A Life at Stake in 1954 and was one of the several male leads in The Second Greatest Sex in 1955 at Universal. He also appeared on many television shows, including Celebrity Playhouse, The Ford Television Theatre, Matinee Theatre and the Loretta Young Show. Another noteworthy television role was Akuta in the "Star Trek" episode The Apple. On Broadway, he starred opposite Lucille Ball in the musical Wildcat, which ran for 175 performances in 1960 and 1961. His last performance was in 1980 when he appeared in the TV movie Blinded by the Light.^[1]

He was born 12 July 1920 in Ocean City, New Jersey, the son of William Andes and Elsie Metzger.^[2]

He married Jean Alice Cotton on 30 Nov 1946 (to 1961) in Upper Darby, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA..^[3] Their wedding announcement appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer:^[4]

"The marriage of Miss Jean A. Cotton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Cotton, of Canandaigua, N.Y., to Mr. John Charles Andes, son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Andes, of Town House, 19th and Spruce Sts. and Los Angeles, took place on Nov. 30, in Beverly Hills United Presbyterian Church, Upper Darby. Rev. Roy Grace officiated."

Jean and Keith were divorced in 1961.

He married the actress Shelah Hackett in 1961 in Manhattan, New York City. ^[5] Shelah was appearing with Keith in the Broadway show Wildcat with Lucille Ball at the time of their marriage:^[6]

"Miss Ball appeared at the curtain call with Shelah Hackett, the chorus girl who pinch-hit for her during the remainder of the performance. Miss Hackett is the wife of the show's leading man, Keith Andes."

He died 11 November 2005 in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, California at the age of 85.^[7][8]

Obituary:^[9]

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Keith Andes, Marilyn Monroe's leading man in the 1952 film "Clash by Night," was found dead Nov. 11. He was 85.

Andes had suffered from bladder cancer and other ailments. He was found dead in his Santa Clarita home, said longtime friend Marshall LaPlante. The Los Angeles County coroner's office ruled the death a suicide.

The actor, known for a comforting baritone, appeared in about 20 movies, including playing one of the brothers in "The Farmer's Daughter" (1947) and Gen. George C. Marshall in "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970).

On television, he was an amateur sleuth on "Glynis," a 1963 CBS sitcom in which Glynis Johns played his wife. He had guest appearances on more than 40 shows, many of them westerns.

He earned the Theatre World Award for the outstanding breakout performance of 1947 in "The Chocolate Soldier" and later starred in "Kiss Me Kate."

Sources

1. ↑ IMDb
2. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com.Ancestry Record 60901 #42792227
3. ↑ Wikipedia
4. ↑ The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 06 Dec 1946, Fri Page 26.
5. ↑ Shelah Shutan Aka Hackett in the New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018. Name: Shelah Shutan Aka Hackett Gender: Female Marriage License Date: 1961 Marriage License Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Spouse: John Andes License Number: 2557.
6. ↑ Corpus Christi Times Monday, Apr 24, 1961 Corpus Christi, TX Page: 23.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGX3-GY3 : 11 January 2021), John C Andes, 11 Nov 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #12477396 retrieved 21 Dec 2017.
9. ↑ () 28 November 2005, obit for Keith Andes, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/10F7DC8CEF35FBB8 : accessed 10 January 2022)

See also:

• Wikipedia: Keith Andes
• Wikidata: Item Q1376957, en:Wikipedia
• Memory Alpha
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSV-S9Y : accessed 8 August 2017), John C Andes in household of William G Andes, Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 145, sheet 12B, line 73, family 320, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2033; FHL microfilm 2,341,767.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQHJ-DHY : accessed 8 August 2017), John Charles Andes in household of William G Andes, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-214, sheet 4A, line 3, family 66, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3498.
• The Apple