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Irene Dunne Biography

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Birth Name: Irene Marie Dunn
Birth Place: Louisville, KY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: December 20, Sagittarius
Date of Death: 09/04/1990
Profession: Actor; singer

Irene Dunne Fast Facts:

Studied to become an opera singer, but a failed audition at the Metropolitan Opera led her to acting.
Her career took off when she was cast as Magnolia in the road production of Florenz Ziegfeld's Show Boat in 1929.
Cary Grant called her his favorite actress to work with.
Following her retirement from films, she devoted much of her time to Republican political causes and Catholic charities.
Her grave site lists her birth year as 1901, though she was actually born in 1898.

Irene Dunne Relationships:

Adelaide Antoinette Dunn - Mother
Charles Dunn - Brother
Francis Griffin - Husband (deceased)
Joseph John Dunn - Father
Mary Frances Griffin - Daughter

Irene Dunne Awards:

1937 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
1948 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
1939 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
1936 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
1931 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee

College:
Chicago Musical College, Chicago, IL

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