Gene TierneyGene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 - November 6, 1991) was an American film actress. Gene TierneyBorn in Brooklyn, New York and schooled in Switzerland, she was acclaimed as one of the beauties of her day. By 1939, she was on Broadway; her wealthy father set up a corporation to help fund her pursuit of an acting career. Her first movie was in 1940 in Hudson's Bay, and later that year, she starred in The Return of Frank James. The following year she was extremely busy, making The Shanghai Gesture, Sundown, Tobacco Road and Belle Starr. Her popularity began to peak with her role in 1943's Heaven Can Wait. In 1944 she appeared in what became her most famous role, that of the murder victim and title character in Laura. Tierney was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the following year's Leave Her to Heaven, and later starred in Dragonwyck, The Razor's Edge (both 1946), and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947). By 1955, Tierney was in a hospital, being treated for depression. A failed marriage to fashion designer Oleg Cassini, the premature birth of a partially blind and mentally retarded daughter (Tierney had contracted German measles from one of her fans while pregnant), and several failed love affairs -- the men included John F. Kennnedy and Prince Aly Khan -- had taken their toll. She returned to the screen in 1963 in Advise and Consent. Gene Tierney died from emphysema in Houston, Texas at age 70. She is interred in the Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, next to her second husband, oilman W. Howard Lee, whom she married in 1963. His previous wife had been the film star Hedy Lamarr. She had two daughters by Oleg Cassini -- Daria, who was born mentally handicapped, and Christina -- and miscarried one child while married to W. Howard Lee. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6125 Hollywood Blvd. This page about Gene Tierney includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Gene Tierney News stories about Gene Tierney External links for Gene Tierney Videos for Gene Tierney Wikis about Gene Tierney Discussion Groups about Gene Tierney Blogs about Gene Tierney Images of Gene Tierney |
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She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6125 Hollywood Blvd. Kay Walsh was last reported to be living in retirement in London. Howard Lee. She remained active in films into the early 1980s. She had two daughters by Oleg Cassini -- Daria, who was born mentally handicapped, and Christina -- and miscarried one child while married to W. Watson. His previous wife had been the film star Hedy Lamarr. She was a semi-regular on the 1979 Anglo-Polish TV series Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Howard Lee, whom she married in 1963. Between films, she appeared regularly in plays and farces at the Strand and Aldwych Theatres, directed by Basil Dean. She is interred in the Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, next to her second husband, oilman W. Walsh's favourite role was that of the old pub barmaid, Miss D. Coker, in the 1958 comedy The Horse's Mouth with Alec Guinness. Gene Tierney died from emphysema in Houston, Texas at age 70. In 1950, she played a shrewd, scheming maid, Nellie Goode, who attempts to blackmail the character played by star Jane Wyman in Hitchcock's Stage Fright. Kennnedy and Prince Aly Khan -- had taken their toll. She returned to the screen in 1963 in Advise and Consent. He also directed her in her role of Nancy in Oliver Twist (1948). A failed marriage to fashion designer Oleg Cassini, the premature birth of a partially blind and mentally retarded daughter (Tierney had contracted German measles from one of her fans while pregnant), and several failed love affairs -- the men included John F. She appeared in two classic Noel Coward films, playing Freda Lewis in In Which We Serve (1942) and Queenie Gibbons in This Happy Breed (1944), which were directed by her husband, Lean. By 1955, Tierney was in a hospital, being treated for depression. They divorced in 1949. Muir (1947). Walsh married Film director David Lean on November 23, 1940. Tierney was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the following year's Leave Her to Heaven, and later starred in Dragonwyck, The Razor's Edge (both 1946), and The Ghost and Mrs. She was born Kathleen Walsh in London, England, and started out in show business as a dancer in West End music halls. She made her film debut playing Mary Vivien in Get Your Man (1934). In 1944 she appeared in what became her most famous role, that of the murder victim and title character in Laura. Kay Walsh (born August 27, 1914) is an English actress. Her popularity began to peak with her role in 1943's Heaven Can Wait. The following year she was extremely busy, making The Shanghai Gesture, Sundown, Tobacco Road and Belle Starr. Her first movie was in 1940 in Hudson's Bay, and later that year, she starred in The Return of Frank James. By 1939, she was on Broadway; her wealthy father set up a corporation to help fund her pursuit of an acting career. Born in Brooklyn, New York and schooled in Switzerland, she was acclaimed as one of the beauties of her day. Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 - November 6, 1991) was an American film actress. |