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Irene Hervey

1909 - 1998

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Irene Hervey (born Beulah Irene Herwick; July 11, 1909 – December 20, 1998) was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over fifty films and numerous television series spanning her five-decade career. A native of Los Angeles, Hervey was trained in her youth by British stage and film actress Emma Dunn, a friend of her mother. She signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933, appearing in several films for the studio–including The Stranger's Return (1933), opposite Lionel Barrymore–before landing a supporting role as Valentine de Villefort in United Artists' The Count of Monte Cristo (1934). She signed a contract with Universal Pictures, appearing in numerous films for the studio, including the Western Destry Rides Again (1939) opposite Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich, the mystery The House of Fear (1939), and the musical The Boys from Syracuse (1940), the latter of which she appeared opposite her then-husband Allan Jones. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 15 in 2024). Irene Hervey is the 10,283rd most popular actor (down from 10,124th in 2024), the 15,188th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,764th in 2019) and the 4,772nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Irene Hervey ranks 10,283 out of 13,578. Before her are Alex Winter, Mike O'Malley, Bill Bailey, Arleen Sorkin, Irene Ryan, and Jordan Ladd. After her are Ben Schwartz, Gloria Henry, Anouchka Delon, Rutina Wesley, Imran Abbas, and Bojana Novakovic.

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Among people born in 1909, Irene Hervey ranks 418. Before her are Philip G. Epstein, Vlasta Děkanová, Madge Evans, Sándor Schwartz, Marion Martin, and Miguel White. After her are Jeffrey Lynn, Leela Chitnis, Eric Linden, Hugh Beaumont, Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, and June Clyde. Among people deceased in 1998, Irene Hervey ranks 333. Before her are Syd Owen, Matthew Shepard, Fred Wacker, Gene Raymond, Peter Sillett, and Junkyard Dog. After her are Barbara Acklin, Eddie Rabbitt, Allen Drury, Dane Clark, Konca Kuriş, and Tron.

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Among people born in United States, Irene Hervey ranks 15,194 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Howe (1955), Mike O'Malley (1966), Arleen Sorkin (1956), J. Hillis Miller (1928), Irene Ryan (1902), and Jordan Ladd (1975). After her are Scott Speed (1983), William Joyce (1959), Ben Schwartz (1981), Gloria Henry (1923), Dick Thornburgh (1932), and Rutina Wesley (1978).

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Among actors born in United States, Irene Hervey ranks 4,775. Before her are J. B. Smoove (1965), Kathy Ireland (1963), Mike O'Malley (1966), Arleen Sorkin (1956), Irene Ryan (1902), and Jordan Ladd (1975). After her are Ben Schwartz (1981), Gloria Henry (1923), Rutina Wesley (1978), James Craig (1912), Debra Wilson (1962), and Robin Antin (1961).

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