Books!

Found 3 books which I am taking out by inter-library loan :) Libraries do come in handy from time to time...

They seem like they have real-live interviews with Ms. Dunne! Words cannot express my excitement. For real.

INT. APARTMENT -- NIGHT

A 21 year old college student, ALEXANDRA, sits typing at her computer. A smile is spread across her face.

COMPUTER SCREEN: Interlibrary loan confirmations.

ALEXANDRA

Yay!

She signs off and shuts down her computer.

G'nite.

(Yes, I know there're issues with the formatting...)

Research Underway...

So far, I am finding out the overview of Ms. Dunne's life and mapping out a timeline. I am trying to get my hands on any in-depth biographies about her that I can pull specific scenes from. Other than that, I am whiling away time by watching videos of her singing in films or appearing on "What's My Line" on the very helpful YouTube. I am supposing these will help me write her character better.

Also, all this research (which I am hoping will be extensive by the end of my searches) will help me determine if the film should be about Irene Dunne the historical starlet figure, or merely a fictional character who goes through similar (but not mirror-image) instances.

Dunne inspires and intrigues me at the moment for her fame and her lack of infamy. I'm wondering how many Hollywood success stories are similar to this?

Looking forward to finding out more about her, and encourage you all to check her out in films and on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=irene+dunne&search_type=&aq=f)