Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irene Dunne (born Irene Marie Dunn, December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. Dunne was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performances in Cimarron (1931), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939) and I Remember Mama (1948). In 1985, Dunne was given Kennedy Center Honors for her services to the arts. Dunne was discovered by Hollywood while starring with the road company of Show Boat in 1929. She signed a contract with RKO and appeared in her first movie, Leathernecking (1930), a film version of the musical Present Arms. Already in her thirties when she made her first film, she would be in competition with younger actresses for roles, and found it advantageous to evade questions that would reveal her age. Her publicists encouraged the belief that she was born in 1901 or 1904, and the former is the date engraved on her tombstone. During the 1930s and 1940s, Dunne blossomed into a popular screen heroine in movies such as the original Back Street (1932) and the original Magnificent Obsession (1935) and re-created her role as Magnolia in Show Boat (1936), directed by James Whale. Love Affair (1939) is the first of three films she made opposite Charles Boyer. She starred, and sang "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", in the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers film version of the musical Roberta (1935). Dunne was apprehensive about attempting her first comedy role, as the title character in Theodora Goes Wild (1936), but discovered that she enjoyed it. She turned out to possess an aptitude for comedy, with a flair for combining the elegant and the madcap, a quality she displayed in such films as The Awful Truth (1937) and My Favorite Wife (1940), both co-starring Cary Grant. Other roles include Julie Gardiner Adams in Penny Serenade (1941), again with Grant, Anna and the King of Siam (1946) as Anna Leonowens, Lavinia Day in Life with Father (1947), and Marta Hanson in I Remember Mama (1948). In The Mudlark (1950), she was nearly unrecognizable under heavy makeup as Queen Victoria. The comedy It Grows on Trees (1952) became Dunne's last screen performance, although she remained on the lookout for suitable film scripts for years afterwards. The following year, she was the opening act on the 1953 March of Dimes showcase in New York City. While in town, she made an appearance as the mystery guest on What's My Line? She also made television performances on Ford Theatre, General Electric Theater, and the Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, continuing to act until 1962. In 1952–53, Dunne played newspaper editor Susan Armstrong in the radio program Bright Star. The syndicated 30-minute comedy-drama also starred Fred MacMurray. Dunne commented in an interview that she had lacked the "terrifying ambition" of some other actresses and said, "I drifted into acting and drifted out. Acting is not everything. Living is."
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Louisville, Kentucky, USA
    Birthday
    12/17/1898
Show Boat
Show Boat
6.7
Roberta
Roberta
7
Together Again
Together Again
5.4
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife
6.9
Life with Father
Life with Father
6.5
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth
7.2
Cimarron
Cimarron
5.5
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
6.5
I Remember Mama
I Remember Mama
7
Anna and the King of Siam
Anna and the King of Siam
6.1
Penny Serenade
Penny Serenade
6.5
Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers
5.9
Sweet Adeline
Sweet Adeline
5.7
Becoming Cary Grant
Becoming Cary Grant
6.8
Love Affair
Love Affair
7.1
Joy of Living
Joy of Living
5.7
Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession
7.4
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
6.6
High, Wide and Handsome
High, Wide and Handsome
6
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
0
The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover
6.7
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools
5.6
Thirteen Women
Thirteen Women
6.3
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
5.3
The Secret of Madame Blanche
The Secret of Madame Blanche
4
Bachelor Apartment
Bachelor Apartment
6.2
Symphony of Six Million
Symphony of Six Million
5.4
Over 21
Over 21
4.7
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord
7.1
Back Street
Back Street
6.1
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
5.4
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
6.5
If I Were Free
If I Were Free
5
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
5.7
Consolation Marriage
Consolation Marriage
6.1
The Great Lover
The Great Lover
5.3
When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes
5.3
Stingaree
Stingaree
5.9
Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment
5.4
This Man Is Mine
This Man Is Mine
5.5
No Other Woman
No Other Woman
5.2
It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees
7.7
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
9
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7
Leathernecking
Leathernecking
0
Things You Never See on the Screen
Things You Never See on the Screen
5
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War
7
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
6
You Can Change The World
You Can Change The World
5.8
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
6
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Musical Comedy Tonight III
0
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