Irene Marie Dunne was born on December 20, 1898, in Louisville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Joseph Dunne, who inspected steamships, and Adelaide Henry, a musician who prompted Irene in the arts. Her first production was in Louisville when she appeared in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the age of five...See full bio »
1938Joy of Living
(performer: "Just Let Me Look at You" 1938 - uncredited, "What's Good About Good Night?" 1938 - uncredited, "A Heavenly Party" 1938 - uncredited, "You Couldn't Be Cuter" 1938 - uncredited, "Rock-a-Bye Baby" 1886 - uncredited, "Wiener Blut Viennese Blood, Op.354" 1873 - uncredited)
1937The Awful Truth
(performer: "Home on the Range" - uncredited, "La Serenata" / "My Dreams Are Gone With the Wind", "Home on the Range" - uncredited)
1937High, Wide, and Handsome
(performer: "High , Wild and Handsome", "Can I Forget You ?", "The Folks, who live on the Hill", "Allegheny Al")
1936Theodora Goes Wild
(performer: "Rock of Ages" 1830 - uncredited, "Be Still My Heart" 1936 - uncredited / "Three Blind Mice" - uncredited)
1936Show Boat
(performer: "Make Believe" 1927 - uncredited, "I Have The Room Above Her" 1936 - uncredited, "Gallivantin' Around" 1936 - uncredited, "You Are Love" 1927 - uncredited, "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" 1927 - uncredited, "After the Ball" 1892 - uncredited / "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" 1927 - uncredited)
1935Roberta
(performer: "Russian Lullaby", "Yesterdays" - uncredited, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited, "Lovely to Look At" - uncredited)
1934Sweet Adeline
(performer: "We Were So Young" 1934, "Here Am I" 1929, "Lonely Feet" 1934, "'Twas Not So Long Ago" 1929, "Don't Ever Leave Me" 1929 / "Why Was I Born" 1929, "Lonely Feet" 1934)
1934Stingaree
(performer: "I Wish I Were a Fisherman" 1934 - uncredited, "Once You're Mine" 1934 - uncredited, "Tonight Is Mine" 1934 - uncredited, "The Last Rose of Summer" 1808 - uncredited, "Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir Jewel Song" 1859 - uncredited / "Tonight Is Mine" 1934 - uncredited)
Whenever I have to weep for the cameras, I prefer to cry real tears . . . [rovided I have enough time to recover my emotions before I make the "take". But if I have to do another and greatly different scene afterward, it frequently is easier on my emotions just to put glycerine or some other tear substitute in my eyes.
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Trivia:
Irene claimed that always getting enough sleep kept her looking young. Her studio contracts allowed her to start work as late as 10 A.M. and leave by 6 P.M.
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