The Irene Dunne Site
"I drifted into acting and drifted out.
Acting isn't everything. Living is."
Irene Marie Dunne December 20.1898 - September 04.1990
American actress and singer
Welcome to The Irene Dunne Site - the place for all Irene Dunne related information!
Updates
1939 - "Studies At Home"
What's new - 05.15.12
- added 6 publicities from 1939 and one of these made the blog.
on the set with fashion designer Bernard Newman
What's new - 05.13.12
- added a short newspaper article from June 1932 "Irene Dunne Suddenly Hits Hollywood as 'Glamorous'"
I don't know if Mr. Thomas got his Webster wrong but mine gives for "glamour", inter alia, the following definition "often: personal charm and poise combined with unusual physical and sexual attractiveness..." If one must classify Irene at all this sounds rather appropriate, doesn't it?
- added 12 photos from "Roberta" (1935) and I organized a flashgallery of screenshots from this movie.
publicity for "The White Cliffs Of Dover"
What's new - 07.05.12
- added 10 photos from "The White Cliffs Of Dover" (1944)
1931
What's new - 04.29.12
- added a magazine article from 1931 "Irene's Secret Marriage" (Photoplay, April 1931) Till then just a name, Irene quickly became copy after the success of "Cimarron." Once again many of the biographical infos are simply wrong ...
publicity - 1931
What's new - 04.23.12
Today it's all about the early 30s, I added:
3 photos from "Symphony Of Six Million" (1932)
2 photos from "Back Street" (1932)
4 photos from "Thirteen Women"(1932)
Additionally, I organized flashgalleries for "Symphony...," "Thirteen Women," "The Secret Of Madame Blanche," and "If I Were Free"
And at last the next blog entry:"The Missed Films - Bette's Flicks"
La Dunne as Julie Gardiner Adams
What's new - 04.14.12
I just published my review of "Penny Serenade" (1941) and added a flashgallery of screenshots from "Penny Serenade"
with Walter Pidgeon - "The Goodyear Program"
What's new - 04.09.12
- added 9 photos from "Never A Dull Moment" (1950) and a radio show from 1949, "Fibber McGee and Molly" This was the show's 15th anniversary special and Irene was one of the guests. The other celebrities who knocked at the door were Alice Faye, Robert Young, Perry Como, Bob Hope and some others.
Furthermore, I worked on some details of the radio page:
I added a photo and some info about "The Goodyear Program - The Awful Truth" (1944), a photo of Irene and Rex Harrison during the production of "Anna And The King Of Siam" (1947), and a short article on "Reflected Glory" (1948). After I read this description of the show, I'd love to hear it!
And last not least, another addendum to my beloved theatre page:
a review of "The Firefly" from summer 1925 in Atlanta. The "ever irresistible Irene" was quite a hit with the male Atlantans.
If someone is in the mood to give "The Firefly" a try, here is the complete score. Stay alive and singing! ;)
"Penny Serenade" with Cary Grant
What's new - 03.28.12
- added 14 photos from "Penny Serenade" (1941)
French poster
What's new - 03.25.12
- added the filmography entry for "My Favorite Wife" (1940)
and the "Special Irene Photo" moved to the blog!
A diva curtsying to a queen
What's new - 03.18.12
- added 8 photos from "Never A Dull Moment" (1950)
and 6 misc. photos from the same year. (Thanks to Christina for the one pictured here!)
And as I promised some trivia: "How to Pack Your Diamonds" - the new blog entry.
June '36 - Irene illustrating how to travel stylishly
What's new - 03.10.12
Today it's all about the year 1936:
- added 5 photos from "Show Boat", 10 from "Theodora Goes Wild" and three misc.
and the new blog entry is about the same year "1936 - No Time for a Run from 'Theodora'" The initial ignition for this post was that Dunne fan Janine told me about her sightseeing of the S.S. Queen Mary...
Irene in "Show Boat"
What's new - 03.06.12
- added a "Photoplay" article from April 1936 "This Is Really IRENE DUNNE" Meet Mother Hen!
and just an experiment - I added a blog to this site. Well, that's the idea and here is the first entry.
publicty for "My Favorite Wife" with Cary Grant
What's new - 02.27.12
- added 12 photos from "My Favorite Wife" (1940)
and blog news: I just published my review of "My Favorite Wife"
Martha Hanson aka Irene Dunne
"March of Dimes" with Deanna Durbin and Maureen O'Sullivan
What's new - 02.20.12
Two additions to the radio page:
- Irene started as early as 1927 performing on radio. Together with the company of "Yours Truly" Irene sang two songs from this show. Here is the new entry.
- and a new entry for the year 1942. Irene participated in the star-studded March of Dimes show written and produced by Arch Oboler. In honor of President Roosevelt's birthday and in favor of the infantile paralysis fund, quite an assemblage of stars graced the microphone. Just to name a few: Claudette Colbert, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby,Maureen O'Sullivan, Edgar Bergen ... here is this variety show
and while we are in the year 1942, here are 8 misc. photos. In August/September '42, Irene was busy with a war bond tour.
1932 in her bedroom
What's new - 02.16.12
- added an Architectural Digest article from April 1990 "Irene Dunne - Nominee for The Awful Truth" The article shows the house in Beverly Hills which was probably Irene's first real home in Hollywood and is accompanied by a photo of Irene in her living room.
- added 11 misc. photos from 1932 A couple are from the same photo session as the above mentioned.
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