![]() Her first daughter was born deaf, blind, hopelessly retarded, At the crest of her career, Gene Tierny attempted suicide, suffered a nervous breakdown, and spent the next seven years in and out of sanatoriums. ![]() Her father became a cruel disappointment. Outwardly living every woman's fantasies, she became an emotional invalid. But the inside story of her greatest, most heart-wrenching role - herself - has never been told until right now. ![]() Word of her dates with billionaire Howard huges and a lighthearted ex - naval officer named Jack Kennedy circulated over the years. ![]() Her rollercoaster marriage to fashion designer Oleg Cassini and her globe-trotting affair with Prince Aly Khan were public property. ![]() 'My problems began when I had to be myself.' In Hollywood's golden age, everyone knew the starring roles Miss Tierney played in her 36 films: the unwashed Ellie May in 'Tobacco Road,' the demure Martha in 'Heaven can Wait ' her appearances opposite Clark Gable, Tyrone Power, Rex Harrison, Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, and, best remmebered of all, as the haunting - murdered? -beauty of the portrait painting in 'Laura,' one of the most televised films ever. Overview: 'I had no trouble playing any kind of a role,' Gene Tierney writes. ![]()
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