Gene Tierney

Birth Name:
Gene Eliza Tierney
Birth Date:
November 19, 1920
Birth Place:
New York, New York
Death Date:
November 6, 1991
Place of Death:
Houston, Texas
Age:
70
Cause of Death:
Emphysema
Cemetery Name:
Glenwood Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Show Business
Associates:
Gene Tierney was a talented American actress during the golden years of Hollywood in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and was renown for her striking beauty. She is best known for her role as the mysterious murder victim in Laura (1944), and her Oscar-nominated performance in Leave Her to Heaven (1945).

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Glenwood Cemetery

2525 Washington Avenue

Houston, Texas, 7707

USA

North America

Map:

Gene Tierney is buried at #12 on this map

Grave Location:

Section E-1, Lot 40.5, Lee Family Plot

Grave Location Description

The large, elongated Lee Family monument is visible from the road and just across the street from the cemetery offices. Her simple, flat marker is two rows from the Lee monument.

Grave Location GPS

29.7650277, -95.3856855

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Read More About Gene Tierney:

Videos Featuring Gene Tierney:
The Secret Life Of Gene Tierney
The Life and Sad Ending of Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney - Rare 1979 TV Interview
Laura (1944) - Interrogation Scene
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) - Richard Leaves Ellen
Gene Tierney: The Ethereal Movie Star

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