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Joanne Dru was born on this date in 1922.A Beautiful, vivacious actress best remembered for her no-nonsense, gutsy heroines in the post-WW2 Western classics 'Red River' (1948), 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' (1949), and 'Wagon Master' (1950). No shrinking violet, Dru seemed very much at home in horse operas, and made quite a few during the 1950s. She was previously married to Dick Haymes and John Ireland (who directed and costarred with her in his 3-D Western 'Hannah Lee/Outlaw Territory' in 1953) She died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, on 10 September 1996.

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