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Irene Dunne

1898 - 1990

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Irene Dunne (born Irene Marie Dunn; December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American actress who appeared in films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She is best known for her comedic roles, though she performed in films of other genres. After her father died when she was 14, Dunne's family relocated from Kentucky to Indiana. She was determined to become an opera singer, but when she was rejected by The Met, she performed in musicals on Broadway until she was scouted by RKO and made her Hollywood film debut in the musical Leathernecking (1930). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Dunne is the 2,443rd most popular actor (down from 2,192nd in 2019), the 4,285th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,531st in 2019) and the 1,187th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Irene Dunne ranks 2,443 out of 13,578. Before her are Bruce Davison, Li Bingbing, James Rebhorn, Carla Gugino, Alexander Skarsgård, and Bruce Cabot. After her are Hill Harper, Jason Miller, Magdaléna Vášáryová, Christopher Meloni, Aidan Quinn, and Tomas Arana.

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Among people born in 1898, Irene Dunne ranks 130. Before her are Vilhelm Moberg, Ada Blackjack, Benjamin Fondane, Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt, Étienne Decroux, and Lucius D. Clay. After her are Leopold Okulicki, Jack Haley, José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones, Reino Ragnar Lehto, Jacob Tullin Thams, and David Jack. Among people deceased in 1990, Irene Dunne ranks 121. Before her are J. C. R. Licklider, José Napoleón Duarte, David Stirling, Luigi Beccali, Otto Ambros, and Štefan Čambal. After her are Rashad Khalifa, Feng Youlan, Matvey Blanter, Venedikt Yerofeyev, Dodie Smith, and Hans Freudenthal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irene Dunne ranks 4,285 out of 20,380. Before her are Susanne Langer (1895), David Starr Jordan (1851), Pink (1979), Bruce Cabot (1904), Vinnie Vincent (1952), and Eugene Parker (1927). After her are Hill Harper (1966), Jason Miller (1939), Roy J. Plunkett (1910), Christopher Meloni (1961), Mancur Olson (1932), and Aidan Quinn (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Irene Dunne ranks 1,187. Before her are Carmen Electra (1972), Anthony Franciosa (1928), Bruce Davison (1946), James Rebhorn (1948), Carla Gugino (1971), and Bruce Cabot (1904). After her are Hill Harper (1966), Jason Miller (1939), Christopher Meloni (1961), Aidan Quinn (1959), Tomas Arana (1955), and Kieran Culkin (1982).

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