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GENE TIERNEY ,AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1920 ,NOVEMBER 19

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GENE TIERNEY ,AMERICAN ACTRESS  BORN 1920 ,NOVEMBER 19 Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991)[3] was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as a great beauty, she became established as a leading lady.[4][5] Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the film Laura (1944), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ellen Berent Harland in Leave Her to Heaven (1945).[6] Tierney's other roles include Martha Strable Van Cleve in Heaven Can Wait (1943), Isabel Bradley Maturin in The Razor's Edge (1946), Lucy Muir in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Ann Sutton in Whirlpool (1949), Maggie Carleton McNulty in The Mating Season (1951), and Anne Scott in The Left Hand of God (1955). Early life[edit source] Tierney was born on November 19, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Howard Sherwood Tierney and Belle Lavinia Taylor. She was named after a beloved uncle, who died y...

GENE TIERNEY ,AMERICAN ACTRESS DIED 1991 NOVEMBER 6

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GENE TIERNEY ,AMERICAN ACTRESS DIED 1991 NOVEMBER 6 Gene Tierney Born November 19, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Died November 6, 1991 in Houston, Texas, USA (emphysema) Birth Name Gene Eliza Tierney Nickname The Get Girl Height 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (2) With prominent cheekbones and the most appealing overbite of her day, her striking good looks helped propel her to stardom. Her best known role is the enigmatic murder victim in Laura (1944). She was also Oscar-nominated for Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Her acting performances were few in the 1950s as she battled a troubled emotional life that included hospitalization and shock treatment for depression. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ray Hamel Gene Tierney was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1920, to well-to-do parents. Her father was a very successful insurance broker and her mother was a former teacher. Her childhood was lavish indeed. She also lived, at times, with her equally s...