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I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common cause-the war.

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Gene Tierney
Age: 70 †
Born: 1920
Born: November 19
Died: 1991
Died: November 6
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Gene Eliza Tierney
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