Irene Purcell
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Irene Mary Purcell (August 7, 1896 – July 9, 1972) was an American film and stage actress, who appeared mostly in comedies, and later married Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., the wealthy grandson of the founder of S. C. Johnson & Son.
Career
She appeared opposite William Haines in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's romantic comedy film Just a Gigolo (1931), directed by Jack Conway and adapted from the 1930 play Dancing Partner, by David Belasco.Template:Sfn The same year, she played the lead role in Sam Wood's romantic comedy The Man in Possession, adapted from H. M. Harwood's play of the same name. She was paired opposite Reginald Owen and Robert Montgomery.Template:Sfn Purcell starred alongside Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in the comedy The Passionate Plumber (1932), directed by Edward Sedgwick.Template:Sfn Despite not so favorable reviews, the film was a commercial success.Template:Sfn The New York Times wrote that Purcell "fits the mood of the comedy nicely".[1] A French-language version of the latter film, Script error: No such module "Lang"., was filmed by MGM at the same time.Template:Sfn
She was a part of a June 9, 1935 Lux Radio Theatre broadcast, based on the 1930 play Candle-Light.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Her notable Broadway appearances were in Jean Furguson Black's comedy Penny Wise (1937),Template:Sfn J. Frank Davis' The Ladder (1926),Template:Sfn Elmer Harris' comedy The Great Necker (1928),Template:Sfn Dillard Long's comedy A Good Woman, Poor Thing (1933),Template:Sfn Lynn Starling's comedy The First Apple (1933),Template:Sfn Frederic and Fanny Hatton's comedy Dancing Partner (1930),Template:Sfn and Martin Flavin's Cross Roads (1929).Template:Sfn
She toured New Zealand and Australia with the play The Women in 1938-9.[2][3]
Purcell was a trustee of Ripon College and member of Governor's Council on the Arts (Wisconsin). She also served as an adviser to Johnson Foundation.[4]
Personal life
On October 4, 1941, she married Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., president of S. C. Johnson & Son, at his apartment in Chicago. The couple had met for the first time in 1938 in Australia. Post-marriage they lived at Wingspread designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.[5] She died in Racine, Wisconsin in 1972.Template:Sfn
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External links
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