Andra Martin obit

Andra Stein Obituary

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Andra passed away peacefully with her loving husband of 52 years Philip, her sons David and Tom, their wives Shannon and Jenny, and her loving grandchildren Lauren, Ryan, Nicole, Tessa and Taya at her side. She was the light in our lives, adored, cherished, and admired by all that knew her. Her memory will live on forever, because her legacy of fulfilling dreams and thirst for life will never die.

She was an  actress who appeared in many television series and a few movies as a contract player for Warner Bros. in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Martin was born Sandra Rehn, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Walter Rehn. She grew up near Rockford, Illinois, on her parents' farm, graduated from Monroe Center High School and studied dramatics for two years at Northwestern University. From there, she went to New York and worked as a model while she studied acting under Lee Strasberg. She honed her acting skills in the summer playhouse at Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.

Martin's film debut came in Street of Sinners (1957).[6] The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) was the first film in which she was billed as Andra Martin. In 1958, she appeared in the horror film The Thing That Couldn't Die, about a 400-year-old head that uses telepathic control of various people to help him find his body. In 1958 she won the Hollywood Debut Award.

Martin was James Garner's leading lady in the 1959 film Up Periscope, and the daughter/secretary on the Perry Mason TV-series episode "The Case of the Prodigal Parent." She also played the role of defendant Arlene Ferris in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Waylaid Wolf."

Martin played Wahleeah, a captive American Indian maiden who became the love interest of Clint Walker in Yellowstone Kelly (1959) and appeared in various Warner Bros. Television series, including Maverick in the episodes "Gun-Shy" with James Garner as Bret Maverick, "Hadley's Hunters" with Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick, and "Thunder from the North" (1960) with Roger Moore as Beau Maverick. She also guest starred as a leading lady in series such as The Alaskans with Roger Moore, 77 Sunset Strip with Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Colt .45 with Wayde Preston, Bourbon Street Beat, Hawaiian Eye with Robert Conrad, Surfside Six, Bronco with Ty Hardin, Lawman with John Russell and Cheyenne with Clint Walker.

She appeared in other television series such as Bachelor Father with John Forsythe, and Wagon Train.

Politically Martin identified as a "Conservative Republican." She stated that she voted for Eisenhower in the 1956 United States presidential election, which was the first time she had ever voted, and that she voted for Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election. In both the 1968 United States presidential election and the 1972 United States presidential election she campaigned for Richard Nixon. She said the only time she ever voted for a Democrat was in 1960 when she voted for John F. Kennedy.

On August 30, 1958, Martin married actor Ty Hardin in North Hollywood, California, despite the objections of Warner Bros. studios, for which they both worked. They were the parents of twin sons born in 1959.

On June 23, 1962, she married David May II, heir to a chain of The May Department Stores Company. They were divorced in 1968.

In 1970 she married Philip Stein, remaining together for the rest of her life.

 

Actress

Donald May, Dorothy Provine, and Rex Reason in The Roaring 20's (1960)

The Roaring 20's

8.1

TV Series

Diana Andreades

Sophia Zorich

1960–1962

2 episodes

 

John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

7.5

TV Series

Teresa Gervado

1961

1 episode

 

Bachelor Father (1957)

Bachelor Father

7.3

TV Series

Angela Murdock

1961

1 episode

 

Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, and Ricky Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

7.4

TV Series

Diane

Betty

Susan

1958–1961

3 episodes

 

Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)

Perry Mason

8.3

TV Series

Arlene Ferris

Lorraine Stevens

1958–1961

2 episodes

 

Angie Dickinson, Ray Danton, Jack Kelly, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in A Fever in the Blood (1961)

A Fever in the Blood

6.4

Laura Mayberry

1961

 

Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)

Tales of Wells Fargo

7.9

TV Series

Laura Halliday

1961

1 episode

 

Diane McBain and Van Williams in Surfside 6 (1960)

Surfside 6

7.9

TV Series

Connie Taylor

1960

1 episode

 

James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)

Maverick

8.0

TV Series

Pale Moon

Molly Brewster

Virginia Adams

1959–1960

3 episodes

 

Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)

Hawaiian Eye

7.7

TV Series

Angie Nelson

Sally Kramer

1960

2 episodes

 

Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)

Bourbon Street Beat

7.8

TV Series

Jan Dennison

Gwenn Barnes

1960

2 episodes

 

The Alaskans (1959)

The Alaskans

8.5

TV Series

Lily

Kerano

1960

3 episodes

 

Wayde Preston in Colt .45 (1957)

Colt .45

8.0

TV Series

Mary Steele

Lorelei Chadwick

1959–1960

2 episodes

 

Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)

77 Sunset Strip

7.7

TV Series

Roxanna Ferrales

Jill Franklyn

1959–1960

3 episodes

 

Cheyenne (1955)

Cheyenne

8.0

TV Series

Singing Waters

1960

1 episode

 

Edd Byrnes, Andra Martin, and Clint Walker in Yellowstone Kelly (1959)

Yellowstone Kelly

6.5

Wahleeah - Sayapi's Arapaho Captive

1959

 

The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955)

The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial

7.0

TV Series

Kay Randall

1959

1 episode

 

Peter Brown and John Russell in Lawman (1958)

Lawman

8.1

TV Series

Lorna Williams

1959

1 episode

 

James Garner, Andra Martin, and Edmond O'Brien in Up Periscope (1959)

Up Periscope

6.4

Sally Johnson

1959

 

Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)

Bronco

7.2

TV Series

Nancy Currier

1959

1 episode

 

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956)

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna

7.8

TV Series

Helen Phillips

1958

1 episode

 

Carolyn Kearney, Andra Martin, and William Reynolds in The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958)

The Thing That Couldn't Die

4.1

Linda Madison

1958

 

Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)

The Millionaire

7.8

TV Series

Kathy Barnett

1958

1 episode

 

Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)

Schlitz Playhouse

7.7

TV Series

Kay Randall

1958

1 episode

 

Buddy Bregman, Gus Backus, Charlie Barnet, Fats Domino, Gogi Grant, Harry James, Joe Lopes, Andra Martin, Freddy Martin, Howard Miller, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Russ Morgan, William Reynolds, George Shearing, David Somerville, Jeri Southern, Cal Tjader, The Del Vikings, The Lancers, The Diamonds, and The Bill Thompson Singers in The Big Beat (1958)

The Big Beat

6.3

Nikki Collins

1958

 

Lana Turner and Jeff Chandler in The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958)

The Lady Takes a Flyer

5.6

Nikki Taylor

1958

 

George Montgomery in Street of Sinners (1957)

Street of Sinners

5.8

Frances (as Sandra Rehn)

1957