Irene Manning

Irene Manning (born Inez Harvuot, July 17, 1912 – May 28, 2004) was an American actress and singer.

Biography Manning was born as Inez Harvuot on July 17, 1912 in Cincinnati, Ohio,

During World War II, Manning performed with a four-woman USO show in England and the United States and recorded with Glenn Miller and his Army Air Force Band.

By the early 1940s, Irene was employed in the Warner Bros. studio system as a contract actress and singer. She is probably best remembered as diva Fay Templeton in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), opposite James Cagney, She also appeared in The Dubarry, Castle in the Air and Serenade in London. She remained in England and appeared on her own BBC TV show, An American in England, until 1951, when she returned to the United States for television and nightclub work. Eventually she retired to teach acting and voice.

Personal life and death Manning was married four times. Her last marriage was to Maxwell W. Hunter II, who designed missiles during the Cold War. They were wed for 37 years until he died in 2001. Upon her death, she was cremated with her ashes scattered at sea.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1936 The Old Corral Eleanor Spencer, aka Jane Edwards 1937 Two Wise Maids Ellen Southard Michael O'Halloran Leslie 1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy Fay Templeton Spy Ship Pam Mitchell The Big Shot Lorna Fleming 1943 The Desert Song Margot 1944 Shine On, Harvest Moon Blanche Mallory Make Your Own Bed Vivian Whirtle The Doughgirls Mrs. Sylvia Cadman Hollywood Canteen Irene Manning 1945 Escape in the Desert Lora Tedder I Live in Grosvenor Square Herself - U.S.O. Singer