“Strange as it may seem to those who have read much of the screwball side of Hollywood life, I have never had to fight against an impulse to jump into a swimming-pool while dressed for the opera.”

—  Irene Dunne

How Do I Stay Normal in Hollywood (1942)

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American actress 1898–1990

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