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Gene Tierney Actor

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Nov 19, 1920
  • Died: Nov 6, 1991

Gene Eliza Tierney was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as a great beauty, she became established as a leading lady. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the film Laura, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ellen Berent Harland in Leave Her to Heaven.

Tierney's notable roles include Martha Strable Van Cleve in Heaven Can Wait, Isabel Bradley Maturin in The Razor's Edge, Lucy Muir in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Ann Sutton in Whirlpool, Maggie Carleton McNulty in The Mating Season and Anne Scott in The Left Hand of God.

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed. birthday

I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common cause-the war. war

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties. jealousy

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past. the future

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions. diets

The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941. change

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau. best, moving on & women

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain. history

I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm instead of shock treatments and medication? home

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful. beauty

I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man. romance

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity. family

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We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more quotes from Winston Churchill

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