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Irene Hervey

1909 - 1998

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Irene Hervey (born Beulah Irene Herwick; July 11, 1909 – December 20, 1998) was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over fifty films and numerous television series spanning her five-decade career. A native of Los Angeles, Hervey was trained in her youth by British stage and film actress Emma Dunn, a friend of her mother. She signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933, appearing in several films for the studio–including The Stranger's Return (1933), opposite Lionel Barrymore–before landing a supporting role as Valentine de Villefort in United Artists' The Count of Monte Cristo (1934). She signed a contract with Universal Pictures, appearing in numerous films for the studio, including the Western Destry Rides Again (1939) opposite Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich, the mystery The House of Fear (1939), and the musical The Boys from Syracuse (1940), the latter of which she appeared opposite her then-husband Allan Jones. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Hervey is the 10,015th most popular actor (up from 10,124th in 2019), the 15,060th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,764th in 2019) and the 4,734th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Irene Hervey ranks 10,015 out of 13,578Before her are Alex Winter, Mike O'Malley, Bill Bailey, Arleen Sorkin, Irene Ryan, and Jordan Ladd. After her are Ben Schwartz, Gloria Henry, Rutina Wesley, Imran Abbas, Bojana Novakovic, and Stephanie Okereke Linus.

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Among people born in 1909, Irene Hervey ranks 418Before her are Philip G. Epstein, Vlasta Děkanová, Madge Evans, Sándor Schwartz, Marion Martin, and Miguel White. After her are Jeffrey Lynn, Leela Chitnis, Eric Linden, Hugh Beaumont, Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, and June Clyde. Among people deceased in 1998, Irene Hervey ranks 331Before her are Syd Owen, Matthew Shepard, Fred Wacker, Gene Raymond, Peter Sillett, and Junkyard Dog. After her are Barbara Acklin, Eddie Rabbitt, Allen Drury, Dane Clark, Tron, and Terry Sanford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irene Hervey ranks 15,066 out of 20,380Before her are Mark Howe (1955), Mike O'Malley (1966), Arleen Sorkin (1956), J. Hillis Miller (1928), Irene Ryan (1902), and Jordan Ladd (1975). After her are Scott Speed (1983), William Joyce (1959), Ben Schwartz (1981), Gloria Henry (1923), Dick Thornburgh (1932), and Rutina Wesley (1978).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Irene Hervey ranks 4,737Before her are J. B. Smoove (1965), Kathy Ireland (1963), Mike O'Malley (1966), Arleen Sorkin (1956), Irene Ryan (1902), and Jordan Ladd (1975). After her are Ben Schwartz (1981), Gloria Henry (1923), Rutina Wesley (1978), James Craig (1912), Debra Wilson (1962), and Robin Antin (1961).