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The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.

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