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Gene Tierney

from the trailer for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Born Gene Eliza Tierney
November 19, 1920(1920-11-19)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died November 6, 1991, aged 70
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Spouse(s) Oleg Cassini (1941-1952; div. The Ghost and Mrs Muir ( 1947) is a romantic Fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Oleg Cassini ( April 11, 1913 &ndash March 17, 2006) was a French-born American Fashion designer noted for )
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Gene Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Acclaimed as one of the great beauties of her day, she is best remembered for her performance in the title role of Laura (1944) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Actress in Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Laura ( 1944) is a American Academy Award -winning Film noir directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 20th Century Fox color Film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde Other notable 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). Heaven Can Wait is a 1943 Comedy film made by 20th Century Fox, produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The Razor's Edge is the first film version of W Somerset Maugham 's 1944 novel. The Ghost and Mrs Muir ( 1947) is a romantic Fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. Whirlpool ( 1949) is a drama Film noir directed by Otto Preminger and written by Ben Hecht (under the Blacklist pseudonym The Mating Season is a 1951 classic Farce with elements of Screwball comedy film made by Paramount Pictures. The Left Hand of God is a 1955 film drama made by 20th Century Fox.

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Biography

Early life

She was born Gene Eliza Tierney in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Howard Sherwood Tierney and Belle Lavina Taylor. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous She had an older brother, Howard Sherwood "Butch" Tierney, Jr. , and a younger sister, Patricia "Pat" Tierney. Her father was a prosperous insurance broker of Irish descent, her mother a former gym teacher. An insurance broker (agent sources (brokes contracts of insurance on behalf of their customers The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium

Tierney attended St. Margaret School, Waterbury, Connecticut, and the Unquowa School in Bridgeport. Her first poem, titled "Night", was published in the school magazine, and writing verse became an occasional pastime during the rest of her life. A verse is generally considered to be a single line in a metrical composition e She then spent two years in Europe and attended the Brillantmont finishing school in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she learned to speak fluent French. This article is about finishing school for the reality show see Charm School (TV series Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people

She returned to the U. S. in 1938 and attended Miss Porter's School. Miss Porter's School, sometimes simply referred to as "Farmington" or "Porter's" is a highly selective private college preparatory school for girls On a trip to the West Coast, she visited Warner Bros. studios. The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Anatole Litvak, who was so taken by her beauty, told her that she should become an actress. Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак ( May 10, 1902 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian -born international filmmaker Warners wanted to sign her to a contract, but her parents advised against it because of the low salary.

Her coming-out party as a debutante was on September 24, 1938, when she was seventeen. A debutante ( deb or presentation ball (from the French débutante, "female beginner" is a young lady from an aristocratic or She soon became bored with society life and decided to pursue a career in acting. Her father felt "If Gene is to be an actress, it should be in the legitimate theater". Tierney auditioned for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and was accepted. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City (in a landmark Other notable talents of the era who studied there include Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Grace Kelly and Lauren Bacall. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and

Career

Broadway

In her first part on Broadway, she carried a bucket of water across the stage in What a Life! (1938). Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Variety critic declared, "Miss Tierney is certainly the most beautiful water carrier I've ever seen!" At the same time, she was an understudy for The Primrose Path (1938). Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman The next year, she appeared in the role as Molly O'Day in the Broadway production Mrs. O'Brien Entertains (1939), and was praised by Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times "Miss Tierney's performance is refreshing and disarmingly direct". Justin Brooks Atkinson ( November 28, 1894 &ndash January 14, 1984) was an American Theatre Critic. That same year, Gene appeared as Peggy Carr in Ring Two (1939), to favorable reviews. Theater critic Richard Watts wrote, "I see no reason why Miss Tierney should not have an interesting theatrical career, that is if cinema does not kidnap her away. "

Tierney also worked as a photographic model in between her appearances on the stage. A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. Photos of her appeared in Life, Harper's Bazaar, and Collier's Weekly. Harper's Bazaar is a well-known American Fashion Magazine, first published in 1867 Collier's Weekly was an American Magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957

Her father set up a corporation, Belle-Tier, to fund and promote her acting career (he went on to steal all of her money), and Columbia signed her to a six-month contract in 1939. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company She also met Howard Hughes, who tried unsuccessfully to seduce her, but she was from a well-to-do family and was not impressed by his wealth. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist However, he became a lifelong friend. A cameraman advised her to lose a little weight, saying "a thinner face is more seductive. " She then wrote to Harper's Bazaar for a slimming diet, which she followed for the next twenty years.

The studio failed to find her a project, so she returned to Broadway and starred as Patricia Stanley to critical and commercial success in The Male Animal (1940). A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Male Animal is a 1942 film starring Henry Fonda as a college English teacher being threatened with being fired for being a Communist because he intends She was the toast of Broadway before her twentieth birthday.

Film career

Gene Tierney in the film trailer for Laura (1944).
Gene Tierney in the film trailer for Laura (1944). Laura ( 1944) is a American Academy Award -winning Film noir directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney

Hollywood called once again. Tierney was offered the lead in MGM's National Velvet, but when the production was delayed, she signed with 20th Century Fox. National Velvet is a 1944 film based on the novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935 Her motion picture debut was in a co-starring role as Elenore Stone in Fritz Lang's western The Return of Frank James (1940) opposite Henry Fonda. Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. The Return of Frank James is a 1940 Western film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and A small role as Barbra Hall followed in Hudson's Bay (1941) with Paul Muni. Paul Muni ( September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American Academy Award -winning and Tony Award -winning

1941 was a busy year for the actress, as she co-starred as Ellie Mae Lester in John Ford's dramedy Tobacco Road, the title role in Belle Starr, Zia in Sundown, Victoria Charteris aka Poppy Smith in The Shanghai Gesture. The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance This article is about the film For the novel see Tobacco Road. The Shanghai Gesture ( 1941) is a United Artists Film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney and Walter Huston In 1942, she played Eve in Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake, the dual role as Susan Miller aka Linda Worthington in the screwball comedy Rings on Her Fingers, Kay Saunders in Thunder Birds, and Miss Young in China Girl. The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time Son of Fury The Story of Benjamin Blake is a 1942 Adventure film directed by John Cromwell, starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney The screwball comedy is a subgenre of the comedy Film genre. It has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring film genres Rings on Her Fingers is a 1942 Screwball comedy film starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. China Girl is a 1942 Drama film which follows the exploits of a Newsreel photographer in China and Burma against the

Top billing in Ernst Lubitsch's classic 1943 comedy Heaven Can Wait as Martha Strable Van Cleve signaled an upward turn in Tierney's career as her popularity increased. Ernst Lubitsch ( January 28, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German -born Jewish Film director. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Heaven Can Wait is a 1943 Comedy film made by 20th Century Fox, produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. In 1944, she starred in what became her most famous role, as the intended murder victim, Laura Hunt, in Otto Preminger's mystery Laura opposite Dana Andrews. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of Crime film. Laura ( 1944) is a American Academy Award -winning Film noir directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney Dana Andrews ( January 1 1909 - December 17 1992) was an American film actor After playing Tina Tomasino in A Bell for Adano (1945), she played the jealous, narcissistic femme fatale Ellen Berent Harland, opposite Cornel Wilde, in the film version of the best-selling book Leave Her to Heaven, a performance that won her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress (1945). A Bell for Adano ( 1945) is a film directed by Henry King starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney. A femme fatale (plural femmes fatales) is an alluring and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire often leading them into Cornelius Louis Wilde ( October 13, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1989) was an American Actor and film director Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 20th Century Fox color Film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde Leave Her To Heaven was Fox's most successful film of the 1940s.

Tierney starred as Miranda Wells in Dragonwyck (1946). Dragonwyck is a 1946 period drama film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. That same year, she played Isabel Bradley opposite Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge, an adaptation of Somerset Maugham's novel. Tyrone Edmund Power Jr (May 5 1914 – November 15 1958 usually credited simply as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as " Ty Power " was an The Razor's Edge is the first film version of W Somerset Maugham 's 1944 novel. William Somerset Maugham, CH ( January 25 1874 &ndash December 16 1965) was an English Playwright, A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story She followed that with her role as Lucy Muir in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) opposite Rex Harrison. The Ghost and Mrs Muir ( 1947) is a romantic Fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and The following year, Tierney co-starred once again with Power as Sara Farley in the successful screwball comedy That Wonderful Urge (1948). The screwball comedy is a subgenre of the comedy Film genre. It has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring film genres As the decade came to a close, Tierney reunited with Laura director Preminger to star as Ann Sutton in the classic film noir Whirlpool, co-starring Richard Conte and Jose Ferrer (1949). Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Whirlpool ( 1949) is a drama Film noir directed by Otto Preminger and written by Ben Hecht (under the Blacklist pseudonym Richard Conte ( March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975) was an American Actor who appeared in films such as I'll José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón ( January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican theater and

Tierney gave memorable performances in two classic film noirs, Jules Dassin's Night and the City as Mary Bristol co-starring Richard Widmark, and Otto Preminger's Where the Sidewalk Ends as Morgan Taylor with her Laura co-star Dana Andrews (both in 1950). Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Jules Dassin, born Julius Dassin ( &ndash) was an American Film director. Night and the City ( 1950) is a Film noir based on the novel by Gerald Kersh, directed by Jules Dassin, and starring Richard Richard Widmark ( December 26, 1914 &ndash March 24, 2008) was an American Actor of Films stage, Where the Sidewalk Ends ( 1950) is an American Film noir directed and produced by Otto Preminger. Dana Andrews ( January 1 1909 - December 17 1992) was an American film actor The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios

Pin-up photo in Yank, the Army Weekly.
Pin-up photo in Yank, the Army Weekly. Yank the Army Weekly was a weekly magazine published by the United States military during World War II.

In 1951, she was loaned out to Paramount Pictures and gave a memorable comic turn as Maggie Carleton in Mitchell Leisen's classic screwball comedy The Mating Season with John Lund, Thelma Ritter and Miriam Hopkins. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Mitchell Leisen (b October 6 1898, Menominee Michigan &ndash d The screwball comedy is a subgenre of the comedy Film genre. It has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring film genres The Mating Season is a 1951 classic Farce with elements of Screwball comedy film made by Paramount Pictures. John Lund ( 6 February 1913, Rochester New York - 10 May 1992, Los Angeles) was an American film actor of Norwegian Thelma Ritter ( February 14 1902 – February 5 1969) was an American Tony Award -winning character actress Ellen Miriam Hopkins ( October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an Oscar -nominated American actress This was also the year Tierney gave a tender performance as Midge Sheridan opposite Ray Milland in Close to my Heart (1951) (Warner Bros.). Ray Milland ( January 3, 1907 - March 10, 1986) was a Welsh Actor and director who worked primarily in the The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The film is about a couple trying to adopt. Gene felt this was her best role in a half dozen years, as it touched the chords of her own experience. The film addressed the issue of "nature vs nurture" and opened an early conversation about the adoption process. The nature versus nurture debates concern the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities ("nature" i Later in her career, she would be reunited with Milland in Daughter of the Mind (1969), which has a cult following.

After appearing opposite Rory Calhoun as Teresa in Way of The Gaucho (1952), her contract at 20th Century Fox expired. Rory Calhoun ( August 8, 1922 &ndash April 28, 1999) was an American television and film Actor, Screenwriter That same year, she starred as Dorothy Bradford in Plymouth Adventure opposite Spencer Tracy at MGM, during which she had a brief romance with Tracy. Plymouth Adventure is a 1952 motion picture drama made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Which was followed by Never Let Me Go (1953) as Marya Lamarkina opposite Clark Gable which was filmed in England. Never Let Me Go is a 1953 MGM romantic Adventure film directed by Delmer Daves, produced by Clarence Brown, from a screenplay Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Gene found Gable patient and considerate, but lonely and vulnerable, still mourning the death of Carole Lombard. Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated She remained in Europe to play Kay Barlow in United Artists Personal Affair (1953), which was released that same year. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as While Tierney was in Europe, she began a romance with Prince Ali Khan, but their marriage plans met with fierce opposition from his father, the Aga Khan. Prince Ali Solomone Aga Khan ( June 13, 1911 – May 12, 1960) known as Aly Khan, was a vice president of the United Nations Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, PC ( November 2, 1877 &ndash July 11, Early in 1953 she returned to the U. S to co-star in a murder mystery as Iris Denver in Black Widow (1954) with Ginger Rogers. Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress

Pin - up photo in World War II magazine Brief
Pin - up photo in World War II magazine Brief

During 1953, Tierney's mental health problems were becoming harder for her to hide; she dropped out of Mogambo and was replaced by Grace Kelly. Mogambo ("Passion" in Swahili) is a 1953 film directed by John Ford, featuring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and While playing Anne Scott in The Left Hand of God (1955) opposite Humphrey Bogart, Tierney's long string of personal troubles finally took their toll. The Left Hand of God is a 1955 film drama made by 20th Century Fox. She said that "Bogey could tell that I was mentally unstable. " During the production, he fed Tierney her lines, and encouraged her to seek help. Worried about her mental health, she consulted a psychiatrist, and was admitted to Harkness Pavilion in New York. A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders Later, she went to the The Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut. The Institute of Living (IOL is a mental health center in Hartford Connecticut affiliated with Hartford Hospital. After some 27 shock treatments, she attempted to flee, but was caught and re-institutionalized. She became an outspoken opponent of shock treatment therapy, claiming that it had destroyed significant portions of her memory.

In 1957, Tierney was seen by a neighbor as she was about to jump from a ledge. The police were called, and she was admitted to the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas on December 25. The Menninger Foundation was founded by the Menninger family in Topeka Kansas and consists of a Clinic, a Sanitarium, and a school of Psychiatry Topeka ( Kansa: Tó Ppí Kˀé ˌto ˈpːi ˌkˀeɪ Ioway: Dó Pí Kˀé ˌto ˈpʰi ˌkˀeɪ She was released from Menninger the following year, after a treatment that included, in its final stages, working as a sales girl in a large department store (where she was recognized by a customer, resulting in sensational newspaper headlines).

Later that year 20th Century Fox offered her a lead role in Holiday for Lovers (1957), but the stress proved too great. Days into production, she was forced to drop out of the film and was readmitted to Menninger.

Comeback

Tierney made a screen comeback in Advise and Consent (1962), co-starring Franchot Tone. Advise and Consent is a American motion picture based on the Pulitzer Prize -winning novel of the same name by Allen Drury Franchot Tone ( February 27, 1905 &ndash September 18, 1968) was an American Actor. A year later she played Albertine Prine in Toys in the Attic, starring Dean Martin and Geraldine Page. Toys in the Attic is a 1963 Film starring Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux, Gene Tierney and Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Geraldine Sue Page ( November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress She received overall critical praise for her performances. Tierney's career turn as a solid character actress seemed to be on track. Tierney played Jane Barton in The Pleasure Seekers (1964), starring Ann-Margret, Anthony Franciosa, and Carol Lynley, then again retired. The Pleasure Seekers is a 1964 20th Century Fox motion picture starring Ann-Margret, Anthony Franciosa, and Carol Ann-Margret (born April 28 1941 is a Swedish -born American actress singer Anthony Franciosa, born Anthony George Papaleo Jr, (October 25 1928 – January 19 2006 was an American Actor, usually billed as Tony Franciosa Carol Lynley (born February 13, 1942) is an American actress and former child model.

However, she starred in the television movie Daughter of the Mind (1969), with Don Murray and Ray Milland. Don Murray (born Donald Patrick Murray on July 31, 1929, in Hollywood California) is an American actor Ray Milland ( January 3, 1907 - March 10, 1986) was a Welsh Actor and director who worked primarily in the Tierney's final performance was in the TV mini-series Scruples (1980), starring Lindsay Wagner. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Lindsay Jean Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an Emmy Award winning American actress, best known for her role as Jaime Sommers

Personal life

Tierney married twice, first to costume and fashion designer Oleg Cassini on July 11, 1941. Costume design is the Design of the appearance of the characters in a Theater or cinema performance Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time A designer is a person who designs something Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by Herbert Simon: ‘Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing Oleg Cassini ( April 11, 1913 &ndash March 17, 2006) was a French-born American Fashion designer noted for Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She and Cassini had two daughters, Antoinette Daria Cassini (born October 15, 1943) and Christina "Tina" Cassini (born November 19, 1948). Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In June 1943, while pregnant with her first daughter, she contracted German measles during her only appearance at the Hollywood Canteen. Rubella, commonly known as German measles, is a Disease caused by Rubella virus For the 1944 Warner Bros motion picture see Hollywood Canteen (1944 film The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard Daria was born prematurely in Washington, D.C., weighing only 3 pounds, 2 ounces and requiring a total blood transfusion. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Blood transfusion is the process of transferring Blood or blood-based products from one person into the Circulatory system of another Because of Tierney's illness, Daria was also deaf, partially blind with cataracts, and had severe mental retardation. Blindness is the condition of lacking Visual perception due to Physiological or Neurological factors A cataract is a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the Eye or in its envelope varying in degree from slight to complete opacity Mental retardation is a generalized triarchic disorder characterized by subaverage cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors with onset before the age Tierney's grief over the tragedy led to many years of depression and may have begun her bi-polar disorder. Some time after the tragedy surrounding her daughter Daria's birth, Tierney learned from a fan who approached her for an autograph at a Tennis party that the woman, then a member of the women's branch of the Marine Corps, had sneaked out of quarantine while sick with German measles to meet Tierney, at her Hollywood Canteen appearance. In her autobiography, Tierney related that after the woman had recounted her story, she just stared at her silently, then turned and walked away. She wrote, "After that I didn't care whether ever again I was anyone's favorite actress. " Biographers have theorized that Agatha Christie used this real life tragedy as the basis of her plot for The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side. Agatha Mary Clarissa Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 &ndash 12 January 1976 commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club [1] The incident, as well as the circumstances under which the information is imparted to the actress, is repeated almost verbatim in the story. Tierney's tragedy had been well publicized for years previously. During this time, Howard Hughes, an old friend, saw to it that Daria received the best medical care available, paying for all of her medical expenses. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist Tierney never forgot Hughes' acts of kindness.

Tierney separated from Cassini, challenged by the marital stress of Daria's condition, but they later reconciled and had a second daughter, Tina. During her separation, Tierney had two romances. The first was with Tyrone Power, her co-star in The Razor's Edge. Tyrone Edmund Power Jr (May 5 1914 – November 15 1958 usually credited simply as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as " Ty Power " was an That came to an end in the spring of 1946. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During the filming of Dragonwyck, she met a young John F. Kennedy who was visiting the set. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of They began a romance that ended the following year, when Kennedy told her he could never marry her because of his political ambitions. Tierney then reconciled with Cassini, but they were divorced on February 28, 1952. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1960, Tierney sent Kennedy a note of congratulations on his election victory although she later admitted that she voted for Richard Nixon because - "I thought that he would make a better president". Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1958, she met Texas oil baron W. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is Howard Lee, who was married to Hedy Lamarr from 1953 to 1960. Hedy Lamarr ( November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian born American actress Tierney and Lee were married in Aspen on July 11, 1960 and lived in Houston. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She loved life in Texas with Lee and became an expert bridge player. Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking Card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depending In 1962, 20th Century Fox announced she would play the lead role in Return to Peyton Place, but she became pregnant and dropped out of the project. Return to Peyton Place is a 1959 novel by Grace Metalious. After the phenomenal success of her first novel the blockbuster hit Peyton Place Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female She later miscarried.

Her autobiography, Self-Portrait, in which she candidly discussed her life, career and mental illness, was published in 1979. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write"

On February 17, 1981, she was widowed when Lee died after a long illness. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 [2] Tierney died in 1991 shortly before her 71st birthday, of emphysema in Houston, Texas. Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD [3] She had started smoking after a screening of her first movie to lower her voice because "I sounded like an angry Minnie Mouse. " She became a heavy smoker, which may have contributed to her death. She is interred beside Lee, in the Glenwood Cemetery. The Glenwood Cemetery is located at 2525 Washington Avenue in Houston Texas.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6125 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood Los Angeles California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Other cast members Filmed in
1940 The Return of Frank James Eleanor Stone Fritz Lang Henry Fonda Technicolor
1940 Hudson's Bay Barbra Hall Irving Pichel Paul Muni
Vincent Price
1941 Tobacco Road Ellie Mae Lester John Ford Charley Grapewin
Dana Andrews
1941 Belle Starr Belle Starr Irving Cummings Randolph Scott
Dana Andrews		 Technicolor
1941 Sundown Zia Henry Hathaway Bruce Cabot
1942 The Shanghai Gesture Victoria Charteris aka
Poppy Smith		 Josef von Sternberg Walter Huston
1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Eve John Cromwell Tyrone Power Sepia Tone
(sequences)
1942 Rings on Her Fingers Susan Miller aka
Linda Worthington		 Rouben Mamoulian Henry Fonda
1942 Thunder Birds Kay Saunders William A. Wellman Preston Foster
John Sutton		 Technicolor
1942 China Girl Miss Young Henry Hathaway George Montgomery
1943 Heaven Can Wait Martha Strabel Van Cleve Ernst Lubitsch Don Ameche Technicolor
1944 Laura Laura Hunt Otto Preminger Dana Andrews
Clifton Webb
Vincent Price
1945 A Bell for Adano Tina Tomasino Henry King John Hodiak
1945 Leave Her to Heaven Ellen Brent Harland John M. Stahl Cornel Wilde
Jeanne Crain
Vincent Price		 Technicolor
1946 Dragonwyck Miranda Wells Van Ryn Joseph L. Mankiewicz Walter Huston
Vincent Price
1946 The Razor's Edge Isabel Bradley Maturin Edmund Goulding Tyrone Power
Anne Baxter
John Payne
1947 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Lucy Muir Joseph L. The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The Return of Frank James is a 1940 Western film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Paul Muni ( September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American Academy Award -winning and Tony Award -winning Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time This article is about the film For the novel see Tobacco Road. Charles E Grapewin ( December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American Vaudeville performer and a stage Dana Andrews ( January 1 1909 - December 17 1992) was an American film actor Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr, better known as Belle Starr ( February 5, 1848 &ndash February 3, 1889) was a famous American Irving Cummings ( October 9 1888 - April 18 1959) born Irving Camisky in New York City, New York was an American Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 Henry Hathaway ( March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer Bruce Cabot ( April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972) was an American Film Actor. The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The Shanghai Gesture ( 1941) is a United Artists Film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney and Walter Huston Josef von Sternberg aka Jonas Sternberg ( 29 May 1894, Vienna, Austria &ndash 22 December 1969, Los Walter Huston ( April 6 1884 &ndash April 7 1950) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian -born American actor Son of Fury The Story of Benjamin Blake is a 1942 Adventure film directed by John Cromwell, starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney Elwood Dager John Cromwell ( December 23, 1887 – September 26, 1979) was an American Film director, Actor Tyrone Edmund Power Jr (May 5 1914 – November 15 1958 usually credited simply as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as " Ty Power " was an Sepia tone refers to the coloring of a black and white photographic print or motion picture film that has been toned with a sepia toner to simulate the faded brownish color of Rings on Her Fingers is a 1942 Screwball comedy film starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. Rouben Mamoulian ( October 8, 1897 &ndash December 4, 1987) was an Armenian - American film and Theatre William Augustus Wellman (29 February &ndash19 December) was an American Movie director, noted for directing the film which received the first Academy Award Preston Foster ( August 24, 1900 &ndash July 14, 1970) was an American stage and film actor John Sutton may refer to John Sutton (actor John Sutton (economist John Sutton (footballer John Sutton China Girl is a 1942 Drama film which follows the exploits of a Newsreel photographer in China and Burma against the George Montgomery ( August 29, 1916 - December 12, 2000) was an American painter, sculptor, furniture craftsman The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Heaven Can Wait is a 1943 Comedy film made by 20th Century Fox, produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Ernst Lubitsch ( January 28, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German -born Jewish Film director. Don Ameche (born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31 1908 – December 6 1993) was an American actor The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released Laura ( 1944) is a American Academy Award -winning Film noir directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood for the New Zealand politician see Thomas Clifton Webb Clifton Webb ( November 19, 1889 – October 13, The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon A Bell for Adano ( 1945) is a film directed by Henry King starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney. Henry King ( 24 January 1886, Christiansburg, Virginia - 29 June 1982, Toluca Lake, California John Hodiak ( April 16, 1914 – October 19, 1955) was an American Actor. Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 20th Century Fox color Film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde John Malcolm Stahl ( January 21 1886 – January 12 1950) was an American Film director and producer. Cornelius Louis Wilde ( October 13, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1989) was an American Actor and film director Jeanne Elizabeth Crain ( May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an Oscar-nominated American actress. The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Dragonwyck is a 1946 period drama film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director The Razor's Edge is the first film version of W Somerset Maugham 's 1944 novel. Edmund Goulding ( March 20, 1891 - December 24, 1959) was a film director Anne Baxter ( May 7 1923 &ndash December 12 1985) was an Academy Award -winning American actress John Payne ( May 28, 1912 - December 6, 1989) was an American movie actor who is mainly remembered as a singer in 20th Century Fox The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The Ghost and Mrs Muir ( 1947) is a romantic Fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. Mankiewicz Rex Harrison
George Sanders
Edna Best
1948 The Iron Curtain Anne Gouzenko William A. Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and George Henry Sanders (July 3 &ndashApril 25) was an Academy Award -winning English film and television Actor. Edna Best ( March 3, 1900 – September 18, 1974) was a British actress. The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the Wellman Dana Andrews
1948 That Wonderful Urge Sara Farley Robert B. Sinclair Tyrone Power
1949 Whirlpool Ann Sutton Otto Preminger Richard Conte
Jose Ferrer
1950 Night and the City Mary Bristol Jules Dassin Richard Widmark
1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends Morgan Taylor (Paine) Otto Preminger Dana Andrews
1951 The Mating Season Maggie Carleton McNulty Mitchell Leisen John Lund
Miriam Hopkins
Thelma Ritter
1951 On the Riviera Lili Duran Walter Lang Danny Kaye Technicolor
1951 The Secret of Convict Lake Marcia Stoddard Michael Gordon Glenn Ford
1951 Close to My Heart Midge Seridan William Keighley Ray Milland
1952 Way of a Gaucho Teresa Jacques Tourneur Rory Calhoun Technicolor
1952 Plymouth Adventure Dorothy Bradford Clarence Brown Spencer Tracy
Van Johnson
Leo Genn		 Technicolor
1953 Never Let Me Go Marya Lamarkina Delmer Daves Clark Gable
1953 Personal Affair Kay Barlow Anthony Pelissier Leo Genn
Glynis Johns
1954 Black Widow Iris Denver Nunnally Johnson Ginger Rogers CinemaScope
Deluxe color
1954 The Egyptian Baketamon Michael Curtiz Jean Simmons
Victor Mature
Edmund Purdom		 CinemaScope
Deluxe color
1955 The Left Hand of God Anne Scott Edward Dmytryk Humphrey Bogart CinemaScope
Deluxe colo
1962 Advise and Consent Dolly Harrison Otto Preminger Henry Fonda
Walter Pidgeon
Franchot Tone		 Panavision
1963 Toys in the Attic Albertine Prine George Roy Hill Dean Martin
1963 Cuatro noches de la luna llena, Las
aka Four Nights of the Full Moon		 Sobey Martin Dan Dailey
1964 The Pleasure Seekers Jane Barton Jean Negulesco Ann-Margret CinemaScope
Deluxe color

Television

Year Title Role Director Other cast members Filmed in
1953 Toast of the Town
(The Ed Sullivan Show) Episode #6. The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Whirlpool ( 1949) is a drama Film noir directed by Otto Preminger and written by Ben Hecht (under the Blacklist pseudonym Richard Conte ( March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975) was an American Actor who appeared in films such as I'll José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón ( January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican theater and The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios Night and the City ( 1950) is a Film noir based on the novel by Gerald Kersh, directed by Jules Dassin, and starring Richard Jules Dassin, born Julius Dassin ( &ndash) was an American Film director. Richard Widmark ( December 26, 1914 &ndash March 24, 2008) was an American Actor of Films stage, Where the Sidewalk Ends ( 1950) is an American Film noir directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The Mating Season is a 1951 classic Farce with elements of Screwball comedy film made by Paramount Pictures. Mitchell Leisen (b October 6 1898, Menominee Michigan &ndash d John Lund ( 6 February 1913, Rochester New York - 10 May 1992, Los Angeles) was an American film actor of Norwegian Ellen Miriam Hopkins ( October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an Oscar -nominated American actress Thelma Ritter ( February 14 1902 – February 5 1969) was an American Tony Award -winning character actress On the Riviera is a 1951 comedy musical film made by 20th Century Fox. Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian The Secret of Convict Lake is a 1951 Black-and-white Western film. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American Ray Milland ( January 3, 1907 - March 10, 1986) was a Welsh Actor and director who worked primarily in the The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B Jacques Tourneur ( November 12, 1904 &ndash December 19, 1977) was a French - American Film director. Rory Calhoun ( August 8, 1922 &ndash April 28, 1999) was an American television and film Actor, Screenwriter Plymouth Adventure is a 1952 motion picture drama made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Clarence Brown ( May 10, 1890 &ndash August 17, 1987) was an American Film director. Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Charles "Van" Johnson (born August 25, 1916) is an American film and television actor and dancer The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as Never Let Me Go is a 1953 MGM romantic Adventure film directed by Delmer Daves, produced by Clarence Brown, from a screenplay Delmer Daves ( July 24, 1904 &ndash August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter director and producer Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Leo John Genn ( August 9, 1905 – January 26, 1978) was an English Actor on stage and in films Glynis Johns (born 5 October, 1923) is a British stage and film actress, Dancer, Pianist and Singer (notably The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx Nunnally Hunter Johnson ( December 5, 1897 - March 25, 1977) was an American filmmaker who wrote produced and directed films Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress CinemaScope was a Widescreen movie format used from 1953 to 1967 The Egyptian is a 1954 Epic film made in Cinemascope by 20th Century Fox, directed by Michael Curtiz and produced Michael Curtiz ( December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was an Academy Award -winning Hungarian-American Film director Jean Merilyn Simmons OBE (born January 31 1929 is an Oscar -nominated English actress Victor Mature ( 29 January 1913 – 4 August 1999) was an American Film actor. Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom (b December 19 1924, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is an Italian -based The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The Left Hand of God is a 1955 film drama made by 20th Century Fox. Edward Dmytryk ( September 4, 1908 &ndash July 1, 1999) was an American Film director who was amongst the Hollywood The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Advise and Consent is a American motion picture based on the Pulitzer Prize -winning novel of the same name by Allen Drury Walter Davis Pidgeon ( September 23, 1897 - September 25, 1984) was an American Actor of Canadian birth who lived Franchot Tone ( February 27, 1905 &ndash September 18, 1968) was an American Actor. Panavision is a Motion picture equipment company specializing in Cameras and lenses, based in Woodland Hills California. The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr Toys in the Attic is a 1963 Film starring Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux, Gene Tierney and George Roy Hill ( December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an Academy Award winning American Film director. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr Daniel James Dailey Jr ( December 14, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and Actor. The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The Pleasure Seekers is a 1964 20th Century Fox motion picture starring Ann-Margret, Anthony Franciosa, and Carol Jean Negulesco (born Jean Negulescu; February 26, 1900 &ndash July 18, 1993) was a Romanian-born American Film Ann-Margret (born April 28 1941 is a Swedish -born American actress singer The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 33		 Herself Ed Sullivan
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards Herself
Presenter: Costume Design Awards
1957 What's My Line?
Episode: August 25		 Herself
(Mystery guest)
1960 General Electric Theater
Episode:Journey to a Wedding		 Ellen Galloway
1969 The F.B.I
Episode: Conspiracy of Silence		 Faye Simpson Jesse Hibbs Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. color
1969 Daughter of the Mind
(Made for TV movie)		 Lenore Constable Walter Gruman Ray Milland color
1980 Scruples
(TV Mini-series)		 Harriet Toppington Alan J. Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan ( September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American Entertainment Writer The year 1957 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1957. What's My Line? is a weekly panel Game show which was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS The year 1960 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1960. General Electric Theater is an American Anthology series that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The year 1969 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1969. The FBI is an American Television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974 Efrem Zimbalist Jr (born November 30 1918 is an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F Ray Milland ( January 3, 1907 - March 10, 1986) was a Welsh Actor and director who worked primarily in the The year 1980 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1980. Levi Lindsay Wagner color

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Cultural references - Movie facts

References

  1. ^ Biography. The Official Web Site of Gene Tierney (cmgww. com). Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
  2. ^ "W. Howard Lee", New York Times, 1981-08-18. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.  
  3. ^ "Gene Tierney, 70, Star of 'Laura' And 'Leave Her to Heaven,' Dies", New York Times, 1991-11-8. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.  

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NAME Tierney, Gene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tierney, Gene Eliza
SHORT DESCRIPTION American Film and Stage Actress
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1991
PLACE OF DEATH Houston, Texas, U.S.
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