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Gene Tierney
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Actor Born: November 20, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Death: November 6, 1991 in Houston, TX Biography:One of Hollywood's most luminous actresses, "Gene Tierney" remains best remembered for her performance in the title role of the 1944 mystery classic "Laura". Born November 20, 1920, in Brooklyn, NY, Tierney was the daughter of a wealthy insurance broker, and was educated in Connecticut and Switzerland; she traveled in social circles, and at a party met "Anatole Litvak", who was so stunned by her beauty that he requested she screen test at Warner Bros. The studio offered a contract, but the salary was so low that her parents dissuaded her from signing; instead, Tierney pursued a stage career, making her Broadway debut in 1938's Mrs. O'Brien Entertains. A six-month contract was then offered by Columbia, which she accepted. However, after the studio failed to find her a project, she returned to New York to star on-stage in The Male Animal. The lead in MGM's "National Velvet" was offered her, but when the... Full Biography
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