Purcell, Irene (1902–1972)

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Purcell, Irene (1902–1972)

American stage and screen actress. Born Aug 7, 1902, in Hammond, IN; died July 9, 1972, in Racine, WI; m. Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., 1941.

Made stage debut with Otis Skinner's company and Broadway debut in The New Poor (1924); appeared in other plays such as Cross Roads, The Ladder, Dancing Partner, Accent on Youth and The First Apple; films include Just a Gigolo, Man in Possession and The Passionate Plumber; retired (1941).

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