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Gene Tierney

1920 - 1991

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Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American stage and film actress. Acclaimed for her great beauty, Tierney was a prominent leading lady during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She starred as Laura Hunt in Otto Preminger's Laura (1944), a film noir classic, and as Ellen Berent in John M. Stahl's Leave Her to Heaven (1945), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Darryl F. Zanuck, co-founder of 20th Century Fox, said Tierney was "unquestionably, the most beautiful woman in movie history." Tierney was a 20th Century Fox contract player who did much of her work for the studio. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Tierney is the 1,040th most popular actor (down from 722nd in 2019), the 2,029th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,315th in 2019) and the 516th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Gene Tierney ranks 1,040 out of 13,578. Before her are Michel Serrault, Denholm Elliott, Joe Mantegna, Macaulay Culkin, Akim Tamiroff, and Bill Pullman. After her are Ed Lauter, Rossana Podestà, Don Ameche, Arletty, Taron Egerton, and Jesper Christensen.

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Among people born in 1920, Gene Tierney ranks 86. Before her are Arthur Hailey, Ivan Kozhedub, Franklin J. Schaffner, Albert Barillé, Jaan Kross, and P. D. James. After her are Dorothea Binz, Abe Lenstra, Karl Albrecht, Maurice Bucaille, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, and Ovadia Yosef. Among people deceased in 1991, Gene Tierney ranks 52. Before her are George Stigler, Tony Richardson, Ivan Kozhedub, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Daigoro Kondo, and Jean Arthur. After her are James Irwin, Lee Remick, Princess Ileana of Romania, Ernst Krenek, Dead, and Christian de Castries.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Tierney ranks 2,029 out of 20,380. Before her are Beck (1970), Macaulay Culkin (1980), Bess Truman (1885), Elisha Gray (1835), Bill Pullman (1953), and Michael Johnson (1967). After her are Sean Lennon (1975), Ed Lauter (1938), Don Ameche (1908), Anna Nicole Smith (1967), George W. De Long (1844), and Sidney Bechet (1897).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gene Tierney ranks 516. Before her are Scott Wilson (1942), Gillian Anderson (1968), Wes Studi (1947), Joe Mantegna (1947), Macaulay Culkin (1980), and Bill Pullman (1953). After her are Ed Lauter (1938), Don Ameche (1908), Adam Scott (1973), Charlie Murphy (1959), Wilford Brimley (1934), and Khloé Kardashian (1984).

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