Irene came to the attention of Hollywood when she performed in "Show Boat" on the East Coast. By 1930 she
In 1931 she appeared in Cimarron (1931), for which she received the first of five Academy Award nominations.
Irene appeared throughout the 1930s and 1940s with several leading men, including Carey Grant and Spencer Tracy. Irene began to get away from doing films and instead worked with many charities and public works she championed. Her last major movie was as Polly Baxter in 1952's It Grows on Trees (1952).
Irene died of heart failure on September 4, 1990 in Los Angeles, California.
This is one of my favorite movies, and Irene Dunne co-stars. Just wonder if anyone out there has seen it?
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