AKA Gene Eliza Tierney

Born: 19-Nov-1920
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Died: 6-Nov-1991
Location of death: Houston, TX
Cause of death: Emphysema
Remains: Buried, Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Laura

Father: Howard Sherwood Tierney (insurance broker)
Mother: Belle Lavina Taylor (teacher)
Brother: Howard Sherwood "Butch" Tierney, Jr.
Sister: Patricia "Pat" Tierney
Husband: Oleg Cassini (fashion designer, m. 1-Jun-1941, div. 28-Feb-1952, two children)
Daughter: Antoinette Daria Cassini (b. 15-Oct-1943)
Daughter: Christine Cassini (b. 19-Nov-1948)
Slept with: John F. Kennedy (U.S. President, affair 1940s)
Husband: Howard Lee (oil businessman, m. 11-Jul-1960, d. 17-Feb-1981)

    High School: Miss Porter's School

    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6125 Hollywood Blvd.
    Shock Treatment
    Endorsement of Liggett Group Chesterfield cigarettes
    Risk Factors: Smoking, Depression

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Pleasure Seekers (25-Dec-1964)
    Toys in the Attic (31-Jul-1963)
    Advise and Consent (6-Jun-1962)
    The Left Hand of God (21-Sep-1955)
    Black Widow (28-Oct-1954)
    The Egyptian (24-Aug-1954)
    Never Let Me Go (1-May-1953)
    Plymouth Adventure (14-Nov-1952)
    On the Riviera (20-Apr-1951)
    The Mating Season (12-Jan-1951)
    Where the Sidewalk Ends (26-Jun-1950)
    Night and the City (Apr-1950)
    Whirlpool (28-Nov-1949)
    The Iron Curtain (16-Jun-1948)
    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (26-Jun-1947)
    The Razor's Edge (19-Nov-1946)
    Dragonwyck (10-Apr-1946)
    Leave Her to Heaven (19-Dec-1945)
    A Bell for Adano (21-Jun-1945)
    Laura (11-Oct-1944)
    Heaven Can Wait (11-Aug-1943)
    Thunder Birds (19-Oct-1942)
    Son of Fury (29-Jan-1942)
    The Shanghai Gesture (25-Dec-1941)
    Sundown (20-Oct-1941)
    Belle Starr (12-Sep-1941)
    Tobacco Road (20-Feb-1941)
    The Return of Frank James (10-Aug-1940)

Author of books:
Self-Portrait: Gene Tierney (1978, memoir, with Mickey Herskowitz)

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