Andy Devine

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Birth Name: Andrew Vabre Devine

Born: 7 October 1905 Died: 18 February 1977

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 0"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Dorothy Devine

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Description: Andy Devine was born in Kingman, Arizona, where his father ran a hotel. During his youth, Devine was a self-confessed hellraiser, and stories of his rowdy antics are still part of Kingman folklore (though they've undoubtedly improved in the telling). His trademarked ratchety voice was the result of a childhood accident, when he fell while carrying a stick in his mouth, resulting in permanent vocal-chord injuries. A star football player at Santa Clara University, Andy decided to break into movies in 1926; he was almost immediately cast in Universal's two-reel series The Collegians. When talkies came, Devine was convinced that his ... (more)