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Irene Rich (October 13, 1891 - April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio.
Rich worked for Will Rogers, who used her in eight pictures, including Water Water Everywhere (1920), The Strange Boarder (1920), Jes' Call Me Jim (1920), Boys Will Be Boys (1921), and The Ropin' Fool (1921). She often portrayed society women, such as in the 1925 adaptation of Lady Windermere's Fan and also in Queen of the Yukon (1940).
In two of her last films she played a frontier wife and mother: She was the mother of Gail Russell's character in John Wayne's Angel and the Badman (1947); in John Ford's cavalry story Fort Apache (1948) she portrayed Mrs. O'Rourke, the wife of Sergeant O'Rourke (Ward Bond).
In the 1930s, Rich did much work in radio. From 1933 to 1944, she hosted a nationwide anthology program of serialized mini-dramas, Dear John (aka The Irene Rich Show). Her leading man was actor Gale Gordon (who later played Lucille Ball's apoplectic boss "Mr. Mooney" on TV).
Rich appeared in stage productions, including Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) which starred George M. Cohan, the creator of the play, and later As the Girls Go in 1948.
Rich has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for her contribution to the motion picture industry at 6225 Hollywood Boulevard and one for her contributions to the radio industry at 6150 Hollywood Boulevard.
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1924
Beau BrummelFrederica Charlotte, Duchess of York
1925
Lady Windermere's FanMrs. Erlynne
1930
Check and Double CheckMrs. Blair
1931
Strangers May KissCelia
1931
The ChampLinda Carleton
1931
Five and TenJenny Rarick
1931
Beau IdealLady Brandon
1940
The Mortal StormMrs. Roth
1940
The Lady in QuestionMichele Morestan
1940
Keeping CompanyMrs. Thomas
1947
Angel and the BadmanMrs. Worth
1947
New OrleansMrs. Rutledge Smith
1947
Calendar GirlLulu Varden
1948
Fort ApacheMrs. Mary O'Rourke
1948
Joan of ArcCatherine le Royer, Joan's friend
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