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2012 tcm SUTS Blogathon Day 24: Irene Dunne

ScribeHard on Film Posted by ScribeHard on Aug 24, 2012

It’s time to give the boys a rest and let a lady shine.  What better way than to turn it over to Irene Dunne. The ever-stylish Kay from Movie Star Makeover leads off with a bio on Dunne. Aurora from Once Upon A Screen takes a blogathon bow with the formidable assertion that Dunne was “ read more

Day 24: Irene Dunne

Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Posted by Jill Blake on Aug 24, 2012

Today the TCM Summer Under the Stars spotlight shines brightly on the lovely and talented Irene Dunne. read more

Cary Grant’s greatest co-star, Irene Dunne

Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Aug 23, 2012

Irene Dunne and Cary Grant made three pictures together.  Far too few for this fan.  Those were, Leo McCarey’s, The Awful Truth (1937), Garson Kanin’s, My Favorite Wife (1940) and George Stevens’, Penny Serenade (1941).  The first post I ever did for a blogathon was on their first read more

Irene Dunne

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Dec 20, 2011

“I took my work seriously. Everything I did had a purpose. It wasn’t just a superficial acting job for the moment. It was tremendously important to me…” ~ Irene Dunn Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s, read more

Remembering Irene Dunne in “I Remember Mama”

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 20, 2011

Remembering Irene Dunne in “I Remember Mama” In 1948, Irene Dunne was a very youthful looking 50-year-old actress. When she made I Remember Mama, Dunne was fitted with padding to make her appear overweight and makeup was applied to make her look older. It’s hard to believe t read more

Remembering Irene Dunne in “I Remember Mama”

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 20, 2011

Remembering Irene Dunne in “I Remember Mama” In 1948, Irene Dunne was a very youthful looking 50-year-old actress. When she made I Remember Mama, Dunne was fitted with padding to make her appear overweight and makeup was applied to make her look older. It’s hard to believe t read more

Irene Dunne in “The White Cliffs of Dover”

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 14, 2011

Irene Dunne in “The White Cliffs of Dover” By 1944, Irene Dunne was one of the top female stars in Hollywood. A four-time Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, she was in demand by all the major Hollywood studios. In 1943, Dunne signed on to star in a picture at Metro Goldwyn read more

Irene Dunne in “The White Cliffs of Dover”

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 14, 2011

Irene Dunne in “The White Cliffs of Dover” By 1944, Irene Dunne was one of the top female stars in Hollywood. A four-time Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, she was in demand by all the major Hollywood studios. In 1943, Dunne signed on to star in a picture at Metro Goldwyn read more

Re-Dunne: Original Irene Dunne Films Remade

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 10, 2011

Re-Dunne: Original Irene Dunne Films Remade Rex Harrison and Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam A few weeks ago, a Twitter friend of mine Bobby Rivers, (@BobbyRiversTV) and I were talking movies, specifically, Irene Dunne movies. He remarked that it is amazing how many of Dunne’s movie read more

Re-Dunne: Original Irene Dunne Films Remade

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 10, 2011

Re-Dunne: Original Irene Dunne Films Remade Rex Harrison and Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam A few weeks ago, a Twitter friend of mine Bobby Rivers, (@BobbyRiversTV) and I were talking movies, specifically, Irene Dunne movies. He remarked that it is amazing how many of Dunne’s movie read more

Irene Dunne Goes "Wild" and Reaches New Heights in Comedy Role

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 27, 2011

Irene Dunne Goes "Wild" and Reaches New Heights in Comedy Role A Forgotten Comedy Classic After almost a decade of starring in popular melodramas, Irene Dunne reluctantly starred in the comedy Theodora Goes Wild (1936). Dunne had established herself as a dramatic actress with great success read more

Irene Dunne Goes "Wild" and Reaches New Heights in Comedy Role

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 27, 2011

Irene Dunne Goes "Wild" and Reaches New Heights in Comedy Role A Forgotten Comedy Classic After almost a decade of starring in popular melodramas, Irene Dunne reluctantly starred in the comedy Theodora Goes Wild (1936). Dunne had established herself as a dramatic actress with great success read more

Irene Dunne Comes of "Age" as Edith Wharton's Famous Heroine

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 22, 2011

Irene Dunne Comes of "Age" as Edith Wharton's Famous Heroine The Queen Takes Her Throne By the mid-1930s, Irene Dunne’s career was in an upward arch. She was one of RKO Studio’s biggest and most dependable players, starring in four pictures per year on average. After her breakout read more

Irene Dunne Comes of "Age" as Edith Wharton's Famous Heroine

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 22, 2011

Irene Dunne Comes of "Age" as Edith Wharton's Famous Heroine The Queen Takes Her Throne By the mid-1930s, Irene Dunne’s career was in an upward arch. She was one of RKO Studio’s biggest and most dependable players, starring in four pictures per year on average. After her breakout read more

Irene Dunne: Delightful, Delicious and No Distress

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 1, 2011

Eleventh in a series about strong women in film. Strong women are independent, beautiful, sexy, feminine and just want everything in life that a man wants and believe that they have every right to have it! There must be something in the air these days. A year ago, Irene Dunne's name was barely men read more

Pawsome Pet Pictures: Irene Dunne

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Mar 9, 2011

Since Irene Dunne just won a spot in my Final Four Classic movie Actress tournament over at All Good Things, I decided to post a pawsome pet picture with her and her friend. read more

Great On Screen Couples: Irene Dunne and Cary Grant

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 2, 2011

You know Cary Grant is my favorite actor of all time and he has paired with some of the most legendary actresses of all time. And they all usually have great chemistry with the debonair chap. But for me, his best on screen partner has to be Irene Dunne. They made three films together, 2 screwball c read more

Happy Birthday: Irene Dunne!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 20, 2010

Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990), was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress,the first being:Cimarron (1931), Pre-Code film directed by Wesley Ruggles and based on the Edna Ferber novel Cimarron. Despite America being in the Depression, RKO wanted to put tog read more

Monday Serenade: Irene Dunne

Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 21, 2009

It's a shame Irene Dunne didn't make more musicals. She had a lovely, warm way with a song. Here she debuts Smoke Gets in Your Eyes in Roberta (1935). Though Rogers and Astaire hijacked this musical by the closing scenes, you can see here that Dunne still makes her mark read more
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