Thomas J. D'Andrea (May 15, 1909 â€" May 14, 1998) was an American
actor in films and on television.D'Andrea was born May 15, 1909, in
Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from high school with honors and
excelled in basketball.D'Andrea's first job was at the Chicago Public
Library, after which he worked in publicity at the Sherman Hotel in
Chicago. Contacts with entertainers at the hotel led to an opportunity
to work in Hollywood. After moving there in 1934, he became a
publicist for Betty Grable, Gene Autry, Mae Clarke and Jackie
Coogan.He began writing scripts in 1937, creating lines for Ben
Bernie, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor and Olsen and Johnson and continued
in television, writing for Cantor and Donald O'Connor on their shows.
actor in films and on television.D'Andrea was born May 15, 1909, in
Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from high school with honors and
excelled in basketball.D'Andrea's first job was at the Chicago Public
Library, after which he worked in publicity at the Sherman Hotel in
Chicago. Contacts with entertainers at the hotel led to an opportunity
to work in Hollywood. After moving there in 1934, he became a
publicist for Betty Grable, Gene Autry, Mae Clarke and Jackie
Coogan.He began writing scripts in 1937, creating lines for Ben
Bernie, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor and Olsen and Johnson and continued
in television, writing for Cantor and Donald O'Connor on their shows.
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