On Sunday, December 7, 1941, actress Gene Tierney, age 21, and film star Henry Fonda were filming "Rings on Her Fingers" on Catalina Island, 22 miles off the southern California coast. Her daughter, Christina, wrote the foreword. The ending of the Christie novel would offer a different ending. Christina Belmont. Called the most beautiful woman in movie history, Gene Tierney starred in a number of 1940s classics, including Laura, Leave Her to Heaven and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. contracted rubella (aka German measles) during her only appearance at the Hollywood Canteen. Tierney was slated to star in the romantic adventure Mogambo, opposite Clark Gable, but left the production and was replaced by Grace Kelly. With her blue-green eyes, brown hair, prominent cheekbones and what many young men of the 1940's regarded as the most appealing overbite of the day (Miss Tierney said her movie contract stipulated that her slightly protruding front teeth were never to be fixed) she won plaudits for her patrician look but some criticism for her acting. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. She was named after a beloved uncle, who died young. In 1947, Tierney played Lucy Muir opposite Rex Harrison in the comedy/drama, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Gene Tierney, the elegant actress whose beauty bewitched a tough detective in the 1944 film "Laura" and whose portrayal two years later of a diabolically selfish woman in "Leave Her to Heaven" won her an Academy Award nomination, died Wednesday night at her home in Houston. Questions about a news article you've read? Miss Tierney divorced Cassini in 1947, but they reconciled and had a second daughter, Christina. 37 Gene Tierney Daughter Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 37 Gene Tierney Daughter Premium High Res Photos Browse 37 gene tierney daughter photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images.
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