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In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mother's distress.

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