Facts: - imagesize: 220px - death place: los angeles , california , u.s. - years active: 1922 -- 1962 - caption: from -rrb- the film '' love affair '' -lrb- 1939 - birth name: irene marie dunn - death date: 4 september 1990 - spouse: francis dennis griffin 1928 1965 died - children: 1 - birth date: 20 december 1898 - name: irene dunne - image: irenedunneinloveaffair.jpg - birth place: louisville , kentucky , u.s. - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of irene dunne .
irene dunne -lrb- december 20 , 1898 -- september 4 , 1990 -rrb- was an american film actress and singer of the 1930s , 1940s and early 1950s .dunne was nominated five times for the academy award for best actress , for her performances in '' cimarron '' -lrb- 1931 -rrb- , '' theodora goes wild '' -lrb- 1936 -rrb- , '' the awful truth '' -lrb- 1937 -rrb- , '' love affair '' -lrb- 1939 -rrb- and '' i remember mama '' -lrb- 1948 -rrb- .she was named to the international best dressed list hall of fame in 1958 .