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The death of actress Irene Dunne ends the career of a truly great lady of Hollywood. There are many who feel she never received proper praise for her fine performances. The fact that she did not receive an Oscar as best actress for ”I Remember Mama” remains one of the Motion Picture Academy`s great injustices.
Irene Dunne was probably the most versatile of screen actresses. Bette Davis and Hepburn never had her flair for comedy. She was a consummate performer of the first rank-and leaves an important page in the long history of Hollywood.
