My life in a nutshell.

Irene Bordoni

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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.

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.”

Pictures

Pictures.

Other Picture Credits

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