Her First Taste of Acting
Gene Tierney was raised in Westport, Connecticut. She attended private schools in the area and took an interest in the arts from an early age. She particularly enjoyed writing poetry, having her first poem published in the school magazine.
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She also got her first taste of acting when she was just a child, playing Jo in a school production of Little Women. Right away, it seemed that young Gene enjoyed the experience of being on stage and performing for the pleasure of an audience.