American Actress Irene Dunne was born Irene Marie Dunne on 20th December, 1898 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA and passed away on 4th Sep 1990 Los Angeles, California, USA aged 91. Her other films included: Joy of Living, 1938, Penny Serenade, 1941, A Guy Named Joe, 1943, The White Cliffs of Dover, 1944, Over 21, 1941, Anna and the King of Siam, 1946, Life with Father, 1947, The Mudlark, 1950. I mean, these two tables! She also was the quietly acknowledged leader of a revolution in Hollywood. Miss Dunne never won an Oscar despite her five nominations: Cimarron, 1930, Theodora Goes Wild, 1936, The Awful Truth, 1937, Love Affair, 1939, and I Remember Mama, 1948. She was a lover of animals and children, supporting charities giving voice to and protecting the innocent and endangered.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Irene Dunne Guild supporting Providence St. John's Health Center: https://www.irenedunneguild.o, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Irene Dunne - Personal Life But she was very revered and respected by the Hollywood studio owners and both the gossip columnists [Louella Parsons, Hedda Hopper], which normally you had to align yourself with one or the other. When she didnt appear in his office--she was actually headed for an appointment with her agent in the same building--he sent his secretary scurrying to find her. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? She is best known for her comedic roles, though she performed in films of other genres. She was in poor health in December 1985, when she was scheduled to accept Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., along with Bob Hope, Allan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe, Beverly Sills and Merce Cunningham. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. There was a problem getting your location. They had adopted a daughter Mary Frances Griffen in 1936. Clearly, whatever the training she had, she went for the interview for Ziegfeld for Show Boat, and that of course was made into the movie. Miss Dunne turned to musical comedy and landed a role in the Broadway hit Irene. She had auditioned for a supporting role--and was promptly signed for the lead. Irene Dunne Star Of Drama, Comedies And Musicals Dies At Home She is preceeded in death by her husband, Bob Gage, and her adoptive parents, Francis D. Griffin and Irene Dunne Griffin, who brought her to Los Angeles as a toddler and welcomed her into their lives with endless love. On July 16, 1927, Irene married Francis Griffin, a New York dentist. Miss Dunne always maintained an air of dignity, both on the screen and off. I actually got an audition, she once told a reporter, and they spoke kindly to me. Theres a school that is kind of a sister school to Notre Dame, and its called St. Marys College. The following year she appeared in 'Cimarron' which at the time was the most expensive film produced by RKO and for which she received the first of her five Best Actress nominations.She began to specialise in "women's movies" - emotional tearjerkers - and appeared in several classics of the genre : 'Back Street' in 1932, 'No Other Woman' and 'Ann Vickers' the following year and 'Magnificent Obsession' in 1935.