Lunch with Irene Dunne and Bring Your $3750
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Irene Dunne was a tireless fundraiser for war bonds during WWII. In September of 1942 she helped raise 1.8 million dollars in a single night! She hosted a $3750-a-plate luncheon at the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. Then later in the even along with Jackie Cooper and Gertrude Niesen, she performed a four hour show called “Night of the Stars”. The night was considered a tremendous success!
Source: Lunch With Irene Dunne and Bring Your $3750, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sep 16 1942, Page 1
Photo: A Certain Cinema
