CHE, I never had the opportunity to talk with Gene Tierny but she was on the non-working set of Toys In the Attic while I was passing through and she really was a beautiful lady.
And as TA stated ... Each of those photos were studio shots which require a lot of hours of prep work before and after the actual photo session, but she was a great looking lady off the studio lot as well.
You may not find the following to be of any interest but during the filming of every major motion picture a few agents and their 'future star siblings" are usually standing off someplace in a dark corner of the sound stage waiting to show off their newest hopeful once the cameras stop rolling and the director calls for a momentary break.
That's when the agent pushes a hopeful star into the lighted area with his own hope that she will be noticed and recalled by someone important on the set.
I've seen this happen quite a few times and in each and every case, the 'hopefuls' were beyond beautiful but never got the chance to appear before the camera.
Sorry! Dumb story ..... but your photos of Gene Tierney kicked my memory in the ass.
Yup. Like the song says, "And all the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping gas."
Tierney had class. I enjoy her work from "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir", "Laura" and what some consider a gem of a lost treasure (not currently in print here in the US save on Laser Disc -which I have!), "The Egyptian". Loy is another favorite of mine. Her work with Powell and to a lesser extent Grant, are comedic gold as well as serious roles in films like "The Best Years of Our Lives" are gems not likely to be duplicated by today's "stars". I may be old, but I recognize and acknowledge genuine talent as well as looks.
Ass is easy to follow, but class leads the way and will be remembered long after the former sags.
