Self portrait by gene tierney5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Her first poem, titled "Night", was published in the school magazine, and writing verse became an occasional pastime during the rest of her life. Margaret's School, Waterbury, Connecticut, and the Unquowa School in Bridgeport. ![]() Her father was a prosperous insurance broker of Irish descent, her mother a former gym teacher. She had an elder brother, Howard Sherwood "Butch" Tierney, Jr., and a younger sister, Patricia "Pat" Tierney. She was born Gene Eliza Tierney in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Howard Sherwood Tierney and Belle Lavina Taylor. ![]() Muir" (1947), Ann Sutton in " Whirlpool" (1949), Maggie Carleton McNulty in " The Mating Season" (1951) and Anne Scott in " The Left Hand of God" (1955). Other notable roles include Martha Strable Van Cleve in " Heaven Can Wait" (1943), Isabel Bradley Maturin in " The Razor's Edge" (1946), Lucy Muir in " The Ghost and Mrs. Acclaimed as one of the great beauties of her day, she is best remembered for her performance in the title role of " Laura" (1944) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Actress in " Leave Her to Heaven" (1945). Gene Tierney ( Novem– November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Caption = from the trailer for " The Ghost and Mrs. ![]()
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