Andy Ladas
- Actor
Andy Ladas gad a reputation as one of the finest mandolin players in
America. He also excelled with a banjo and the guitar, and taught all
three instruments at the Detroit Conservatory of Music. He also was
featured with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, being the first to
introduce a banjo in conjunction with a symphony orchestra. He appeared
for several years with Russ Morgan's Orchestra. He was born in Smyrna,
Aisa Minor, of Greek parentage, and came to the United States with his
parents in 1914. "Outlaw Queen(1957)" was his only film.
