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My life in a nutshell.

My life in a nutshell. Irene Bordoni. http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5992381. My Childhood. I was born on the sixteenth of January, 1889 in Ajaccio, France to an Italian family. I was a child actor and performed in Paris, working with my agent named Andre Charlot.

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My life in a nutshell.

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  1. My life in a nutshell. Irene Bordoni http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5992381

  2. My Childhood. • I was born on the sixteenth of January, 1889 in Ajaccio, France to an Italian family. • I was a child actor and performed in Paris, working with my agent named Andre Charlot. • I made my first appearance on stage at the age of thirteen, at the Varietes, Paris.

  3. Immigration • I came to America at the age of twenty-two • The date was December 28th, 1907. • After leaving Ellis Island, I went to Reno, Nevada; my father had settled there previously. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ir%C3%A8ne_Bordoni

  4. http://broadway.cas.sc.edu/broadwayPhotographs/1177464731FairchildIrene.Bordoni.1919.jpg.jpghttp://broadway.cas.sc.edu/broadwayPhotographs/1177464731FairchildIrene.Bordoni.1919.jpg.jpg Career • I made my first debut in Broadways Of Paris at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. • I made my Hollywood debut in the Warner Brother’s Show of Shows. • Throughout the 1930’s, I was a guess singer and featured in many shows. • I was featured in a smoking add, which greatly increased the number of smoking among women greatly. More than any other smoking add out of the 1920’s.

  5. Personal Life • I was married to an actor named Edgar Becman who I divorced in 1917. • I married again on October 24th, 1918 to a Broadway producer and lyricist named E. Ray Goetz. • He produced many of my Broadway shows • We divorced in 1929. • I was known for wearing the most expensive and stylish clothing; my style was followed by many young women and my Broadway starlet, Claudette Colbert. http://jazzagemusic.blogspot.com/2012_01_16_archive.html

  6. Filmography • I starred in many silent movies such as: Pierrot aime les roses, Le club des elegants, La chatelain, and Le traquenard. • I also starred in some talking movies such as: Paris, The Show of Shows, Du Barry Did Alright, Louisiana Purchase. • (And, one more that wasn’t very appropriate, haha.)

  7. Associated Songs • I sang a few songs such as: So This is Love, Do I Love You, Where is the Song of Songs For Me, Don’t Look at Me That Way, and You Can’t Believe My Eyes.

  8. Hollywood • I made my Hollywood Debut in 1928 in the Warner Brother’s Show of Shows. • In 1941, I reprised my role from a musical in the Paramount Pictures film Louisiana Purchase (with Bob Hope) • I had another success in the role of “Bloody Mary” in a the national tour of the musical South Pacific in 1951. • Because of my status as a major American star, Cole Porter wrote a song called “You’re on Top,” which included the line “You’re in the eyes of Irene Bordoni.”

  9. Pictures Pictures.

  10. Other Picture Credits • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ir%C3%A8ne_Bordoni • http://bettyboopspenthouse.com/bettysfriends.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ir%C3%A8ne_Bordoni_02.jpg • http://www.fanpix.net/picture-gallery/irene-bordoni-picture-15165089.htm

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