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2.  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.

3.  I came to America at the age of twenty- two  The date was December 28 th, 1907.  After leaving Ellis Island, I went to Reno, Nevada; my father had settled there previously. http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Ir%C3%A8n e_Bordoni

4.  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. http://broadway. cas.sc.edu/broad wayPhotographs/ 1177464731Fairchi ldIrene.Bordoni.19 19.jpg.jpg

5.  I was married to an actor named Edgar Becman who I divorced in 1917.  I married again on October 24 th, 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. http://jazzagemusic.blogspot.com/201 2_01_16_archive.html

6.  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.)

7.  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.

8.  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.”

10.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ir%C3%A8ne_Bordoni http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ir%C3%A8ne_Bordoni  http://bettyboopspenthouse.com/bettysfriends.html http://bettyboopspenthouse.com/bettysfriends.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ir%C3%A8ne_Bordoni_02.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ir%C3%A8ne_Bordoni_02.jpg  http://www.fanpix.net/picture-gallery/irene-bordoni-picture- 15165089.htm