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Gene Tierney. Actress: Laura. With prominent cheekbones, luminous skin and the most crystalline green eyes of her day, Gene Tierney's striking good looks helped propel her to stardom. Her best known role is the enigmatic murder victim in Laura (1944). She was also Oscar-nominated for Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Her acting performances were few in the 1950s as she battled a troubled emotional ...
Nov 6, 1991 · Gene Eliza Tierney was born on Nov. 19, 1920, in Brooklyn, NY. The second of three children of insurance broker Howard Sherwood Tierney and the former Belle Lavina Taylor, Tierney was named after a maternal uncle who had died from diabetes at age 17.
Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American actress. She was born in Brooklyn , New York City . She starred in several movies including “The Shanghai Gesture” (1941) Heaven Can Wait , Laura , Leave Her to Heaven , The Razor's Edge , The Ghost and Mrs. Muir , Whirlpool , The Mating Season and The Left Hand of ...
Nov 8, 1991 · Actress Gene Tierney, whose mystical features were transposed into the portrait of "Laura," haunting millions of moviegoers as it did the tough detective who sought to unravel her alleged slaying ...
Nov 8, 1991 · Gene Tierney, 70, the Hollywood actress who played the enigmatic victim in the murder mystery "Laura" and was nominated for an Academy Award for "Leave Her to Heaven," died Nov. 6 at her home in ...
Gene Tierney Facts 1. Debutante’s Debut. Gene Eliza Tierney was a New York girl in name, though not exactly in practice. Born on November 19, 1920, in Brooklyn, Tierney's father was a wealthy insurance broker and her mother was a gym teacher.
Nov 6, 1991 · Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as one of the great beauties of her day, she is best-remembered for her performance in the title role of Laura (1944) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Actress in Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Other notable roles include Martha Strable Van Cleve in Heaven Can Wait ...
