![]() Later that year she appeared in The Return of Frank James (1940). Her first role as Barbara Hall in Hudson's Bay (1940) would be the send-off vehicle for her career. Zanuck during a stage performance of the hit show The Male Animal (1940), Gene was signed to a contract with 20th Century-Fox. Critic Richard Watts wrote "I see no reason why Miss Tierney should not have a long and interesting theatrical career, that is if the cinema does not kidnap her away." After being spotted by the legendary Darryl F. Her first role consisted of carrying a bucket of water across the stage, prompting one critic to announce that "Miss Tierney is, without a doubt, the most beautiful water carrier I have ever seen!" Her subsequent roles Mrs O'Brian Entertains (1939) and RingTwo (1939) were meatier and received praise from the tough New York critics. Her wealthy father set up a corporation that was only to promote her theatrical pursuits. By 1938 she was performing on Broadway in What a Life! and understudied for the Primrose Path (1938) at the same time. After two years in Europe, Gene returned to the US where she completed her education. ![]() She was educated in the finest schools on the East Coast and at a finishing school in Switzerland. ![]() She also lived, at times, with her equally successful grandparents in Connecticut and New York. Her father was a successful insurance broker and her mother was a former teacher. Gene Eliza Tierney was born on Novemin Brooklyn, New York, to well-to-do parents, Belle Lavinia (Taylor) and Howard Sherwood Tierney. Her acting performances were few in the 1950s as she battled a troubled emotional life that included hospitalization and shock treatment for depression. She was also Oscar-nominated for Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Her best known role is the enigmatic murder victim in Laura (1944). ![]() 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. ![]()
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