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Irene Dunne

“No triumph of either my stage or screen career has ever rivaled the excitement of trips down the Mississippi on the riverboats with my father.” –Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne was one of the most down-to-earth of all classic Hollywood film stars. Like so many other greats, she was from the Midwest, hailing from Louisville, Kentucky. A devout Roman Catholic, she was the daughter of a riverboat captain father and concert piano teacher mother. While her father influenced her sense of humor and self-identity, her mother acted as Dunne’s mentor in the creative arts. Thanks to Margie Schultz’s bio-bibliography, I was able to thumb through the immense body of work that Irene left behind, and gain a fuller understanding of a deeply admirable woman.

Irene was actually born Irene Marie Dunn on December 20th, 1898, in her parent’s home at 507 East Gray Street in Louisville, Kentucky. (There are discrepancies about her birth year, but church records do confirm that it was 1898.) In fact, Irene was almost born on a riverboat. Her parents were heading fo

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Irene Dunne

American actress (1898–1990)

Irene DunneDHS (born Irene Marie Dunn;^{[Note 1]} 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). She later starred in the successful musical Show Boat (1936).

Dunne starred in 42 movies and was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress—for her performances in the western drama Cimarron (1931), the screwball comedies Theodora Goes Wild (1936) and The Awful Truth (1937), the romance Love Affair (1939), and the drama I Remember Mama (1948). Dunne is considered one of the finest actresses never to have won an Academy Award

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Irene Dunne: First Lady of Hollywood (Volume 104)

March 17, 2013

I know Irene Dunne from her work with Cary Grant - she appeared in two screwball comedies with him (The Awful Truth and My Favourite Wife) as well as one melodrama, Penny Serenade. If you haven't seen these films you should - they're fantastic and have aged a lot better than many movies from the '30s and early '40s. Dunne and Grant have fantastic chemistry and they play perfectly off each other, resulting in really entertaining films that sparkle with humour and wit. During the studio era, Dunne was one of Hollywood's biggest female stars and was loved by both critics and fans, receiving five Academy Awards and numerous glowing reviews. Despite this contemporary fame, only her Cary Grant films are easily available and Dunne has largely been forgotten in Hollywood history.

Wes D. Gehring's book is a loving portrayal of the life and times of Irene Dunne, from her early days growing up in Kentucky through her career, marriage and retirement. He quotes extensively from his personal interviews with Dunne as well as refer