PodTech:Robert Ryan and Dana Andrews Had Daughters
Robert Ryan became a movie star working for Paramount Pictures and then RKO in the 1940s while Dana Andrews worked simultaneously for Twentieth Century Fox. Their daughters, Lisa Ryan and Susan Andrews, talk about growing up with their famous fathers in Hollywood in the 1950s and coming to San Francisco in the 1960s where they live and work today.
Jamie Nicol said,
August 25, 2007 @ 7:14 pm
Great stories. Some movies to rent!
John Wren said,
September 22, 2007 @ 9:30 am
Rober Ryan had charisma. His personality was strong and he ranked with Bob Mitchum, Kirk Douglas et al.
Joseph Lombardo said,
October 31, 2007 @ 4:31 am
Thank you ladies for the very insightful and interesting interview. I am a huge fan of Robert Ryan and his acting ability and have read the book by Jarlett but have always felt that the book had some gaps in it. Lisa, thank you very much for sharing some of your private family stories– I feel I got to know Robert Ryan the person a little bit better. In some ways that saddened me and in some ways that made me smile. God bless.
Jay Burstein said,
December 1, 2007 @ 5:17 am
Robert Ryan is probably the most mesmerizing, the most intense actor I have had the pleasure of watching. Hie performance in THE WILD BUNCH is deeply entrenched in my memory, particularly when he had to deal with the “egg-sucking, chicken-stealing gutter trash” bounty hunters he had to lead. It’s funny that they mentioned Lloyd Bridges as a friend of Dana Andrews’ but she never saw the sons. I attended a night with Jef Bridges at Lincoln Center a few years ago and Jeff spoke so highly of Robert Ryan. He had the good fortune to work with him and told a stury about how Mr. Ryan, seated at a table in a bar scene waiting for the action to start, and Jeff noticed a pool of water under Ryan’s clenched hands. The water was nervous perspiration, and Jeff recalled how amazed he was that this giant of acting was still nervous excercising his craft. This pod cast was great. THanks to both of these women for sharing these insights about two actors who have given me so much entertainment over the years.
lana said,
December 29, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
Robet Ryan, was a little before my time, but I remember seeing him in many reruns back in the seventies and eighties when I was growing up. He always had a stronge intense look about him. I am currently watching him in a movie as we speak called ” On Dangeous Grounds”, but I was not sure if he was alive or not, so I decided to goggle him. His acting did revival many of the top stars but he never got the recognition that they did, he was never a house old name, but his face you knew and couldnt forget.
I am a black and white movie fanatic. Althought I am younger, many people are usally amazed of my knowledge and facts about the old classics. I know more about the old actors than I do about the current ones of my generation. The ones of today are not in the class and league of the old classic hollywood.
grace kottas said,
January 21, 2008 @ 5:46 am
I really loved the family pictures. It really puts a human face to the myth of the movie star.
John "Luxury" Scavens said,
February 25, 2008 @ 10:22 pm
Hi,I allways liked Robert Ryan and felt like he was a kindred spirit so to speak.Inbetween recording with my band in Los Angeles,I write a echno-thriller series called Running for Clover and it`s dedicated to Robert Ryan.He was one of films greatest actors and he was a kind a brilliant man.Best Wishes,John
Adrian said,
April 10, 2008 @ 3:52 am
Just one of those great classic actors that aren’t around much anymore. I’m definitely going out and renting some of his films particularly “The Wild Bunch”
M.T. Fisher said,
June 11, 2008 @ 3:40 pm
Dana Andrews was kind enough to send me not only an autographed photo, but a handwritten letter in the early 1980s. His sense of humor shone through, and I enjoyed not only his work, but that of Robert Ryan.
Their work is sorely missed by the cinema.
Susan Andrews said,
June 11, 2008 @ 5:03 pm
I can see him sitting in his office with pen in hand. He had an amazing sense of humor and he was really a lovely man. That made it extra hard when his memory started going. You have a letter from the last of the letter writing period! And he was a prolific letter writer. It’s very enjoyable to read the love notes to my mother from location spots all over the world. Fortunately, they’ve be kept.
Best Wishes, Susan