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A romantic, I think, picks the rose and is careless with the thorn.

Gene Tierney

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