Born: December 20th, 1898 (Kentucky)
Died: September 4th, 1990 (heart failure)
Marriage: Francis Dennis Griffin (1920-1965 His death).
Children: Adopted Mary Frances when she was three years old in 1938.
Awards: Unlike many other movie stars to have had Oscar nominated performances, she was never awarded an Honorary Award later in life. She was nominated five times for Best Actress: Cimarron (1931), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939) & I Remember Mama (1948). She also has a star on the Walk of Fame.
Interesting Fact: Under the presidency of Dwight D Eisenhower, she became an alternate United States delegate to the UN.
My Mother's Favorite Movie: Penny Serenade (1941). Interestingly enough, she had adopted her only daughter three years prior. I'm sure many of the scenes were familiar to her.
Irene Dunne was an amazing actress. Along with her acting, she had a beautiful singing voice. Her acting was sincere and genuine and she starred as the lead in most of her pictures. After staring in many hit films, she retired in 1952. She was only seen on Television a few times after that. She became a civic leader and funded many charities in her later years. She was a great woman all around.
In this scene of Penny Serenade (1941), we see Irene with her common co-star,
Cary Grant, at their comedic best.
Here is the footage.
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