Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1916-07-03
Day of Death
1995-10-21
Place of Birth
Mound, Minnesota, USA
Maxene Andrews
Biography
Maxene Andrews and her sisters, Patty and Laverne, were one of the most successful women's singing groups, with 19 gold records and sales of nearly 100 million copies. The sisters began performing in the early 1930's when the Depression wiped out their father's business. In 1937, the trio of sisters scored their first big hit with 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen'. In addition to 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, ' their best-known songs included 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree' and 'Rum and Coca Cola'. The trio officially broke up after the death of Laverne in 1967, but temporarily interrupted their feud to star in the 1974 Broadway musical "Over Here!". Ms. Andrews began a solo career in 1979. Her album and its title, were released in 1990, 'Maxene: An Andrews Sister'. Her last performance was on Sunday, October 8th, 1995, in the show 'Swing Time Canteen', at New York City's Blue Angel Theater.
Filmography (26)
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
1981
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Music Land
1955
Little Toot
1948
Melody Time
1948
Road to Rio
1947
Make Mine Music
1946
Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
1946
Her Lucky Night
1945
Hollywood Canteen
1944
Moonlight and Cactus
1944