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I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past.

Gene Tierney

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Gene Tierney
Age: 70 †
Born: 1920
Born: November 19
Died: 1991
Died: November 6
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Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Brooklyn
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Gene Eliza Tierney
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