
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irene Manning (born Inez Harvuot, July 17, 1912 – May 28, 2004) was an American actress and singer. Manning was born on July 17, 1912 in Cincinnati, Ohio, in a family of five siblings. Both of her parents were singers. Her family loved to go on outdoor picnics where the featured activity was group singing. This family environment helped Irene to develop a keen interest in singing at a very early age. Her sisters later complained that little Irene would sing in her sleep, keeping them awake. Manning trained as an opera singer at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. While performing with an all-girl USO show in England, Irene was asked to perform with band leader Glenn Miller in 1944. Miller was involved in making swing records to be broadcast into Nazi Germany as part of the American Broadcasting System in Europe. Because she had been a light …
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1945 · Herself - U.S.O. Singer
movieEscape in the Desert
1945 · Lora Tedder
movieHollywood Canteen
1944 · Self
movieThe Doughgirls
1944 · Mrs. Sylvia Cadman
movieMake Your Own Bed
1944 · Vivian Whirtle
The Road to Victory
1944 · Irene Manning (uncredited)
movieThe Shining Future
1944 · Self
movieShine on Harvest Moon
1944 · Blanche Mallory
movieThe Desert Song
1943 · Margot
movieBreakdowns of 1942
1942 · Self
movieThe Big Shot
1942 · Lorna Fleming
movieSpy Ship
1942 · Pam Mitchell
movieYankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · Fay Templeton
movieMichael O'Halloran
1937 · Leslie (as Hope Manning)
movieTwo Wise Maids
1937 · Ellen Southard
movieThe Old Corral
1936 · Eleanor Spencer, aka Jane Edwards