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Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as a great beauty, she became established as a leading lady.〔("Tierney emerged as a leading lady of equal beauty and depth...Tierney attained a strata of celebrity that put her on par with fellow sirens Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner and Ava Gardner" ). Turner Classics Movies〕〔(Michelle Vogel, ''Gene Tierney: A Biography'' ) 2005. Quote: "Called the most beautiful woman in movie history, Gene Tierney starred in a number of 1940s classics, including ''Laura'', ''Leave Her to Heaven'' and ''The Ghost and Mrs. Muir''."〕 Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the film ''Laura'' (1944), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ellen Berent Harland in ''Leave Her to Heaven'' (1945).〔 Tierney's other 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. 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). ==Early life== Tierney was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Howard Sherwood Tierney and Belle Lavina Taylor. She was named after a beloved uncle, who died young.〔 She had an elder brother, Howard Sherwood “Butch” Tierney, Jr., and a younger sister, Patricia “Pat” Tierney. Their father was a successful insurance broker of Irish descent, their mother a former physical education instructor.〔 Tierney attended St. Margaret's School in Waterbury, Connecticut, and the Unquowa School in Fairfield. She published her first poem, entitled "Night", in the school magazine and wrote poetry occasionally throughout her life. Tierney played Jo in a student production of ''Little Women'', based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Tierney spent two years in Europe, attending Brillantmont International School in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she learned to speak fluent French. She returned to the U.S. in 1938 and attended Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut . On a family trip to the West Coast, she visited Warner Bros. studios, where a cousin worked as a producer of historical short films. Director Anatole Litvak, taken by the 17-year-old’s beauty, told her that she should become an actress. Warner Bros. wanted to sign her to a contract, but her parents advised against it because of the relatively low salary; they also wanted her in a higher social position.〔 Tierney's society debut occurred on September 24, 1938, when she was 17 years old.〔 Soon bored with society life, she decided to pursue an acting career. Her father said, “If Gene is to be an actress, it should be in the legitimate theatre.”〔 Tierney studied acting at a small Greenwich Village acting studio in New York with Broadway director and actor Benno Schneider. She became a protégée of Broadway producer-director George Abbott.〔"Debutante Gene Tierney Makes Her Entrance In A Broadway Success", ''Life Magazine'', February 19, 1940. Vol 8, No. 8, p. 25.〕〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gene Tierney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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