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Real
Name: Irene Marie Dunne
Height: 5'5"
Eisenhower
named her an alternate delegate to the U.N. General Assembly
in 1959.
Was
discovered for films while appearing in the first national
touring company of "Show Boat" in 1929. She played and sang
the role of Magnolia, and repeated her performance in the
1936 film version.
Her
tombstone mistakenly gives her date of birth as 1901 rather
than 1898.
After
being nominated 5 times for the Best Actress Oscar and never
winning, it was hoped by many that she would receive an honorary
award after her retirement but the Academy (for reasons best
known to itself) failed to present one.
Was
offered the role of Aunt Alicia in Vincente Minnelli's 1958
film version of 'Gigi' but she declined, preferring to stay
in retirement.
Received
a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame in the early sixties.
It is located at 6440 Hollywood Boulevard.
In
1965 she was the first woman elected to Technicolor's board
of directors.
In
1968 was named one of Colorado's Women of achievement.
Spouse:
Francis Dennis Griffin 1928 - 1965 (his death)
One adopted daughter
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