About

Known credits:
37
Birthday:
1926-07-05
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
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Diana Lynn

Overview

She was a child prodigy, pianist, at age 10, and her first movie role was one of the children in, "They Shall Have Music" (1939). You see her playing the piano. She made another movie using her 'real name' - Dolly in, "There's Magic in Music" (1941). She signed a long term contract with Paramount in 1942, and had her named changed to Diana Lynn. She had good roles in, "The Major, and the Minor" (1942); "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek", and, "Our Hearts Were Young, and Gay" - both in 1944. She had fewer roles as she matured; she did do, "Bedtime for Bonzo" (1951), but had a nice career on TV shows. She died of a stroke when she was making a comeback in film. Her marriages were from 1948 to 1954 to architect John C. Lindsay; no children; then in December 6,1956, she married Mortimer C.Hall, president of L.A. radio station, KLAC. His mother was Dorothy Schiff, publisher then of the 'New York Post'. She had four children with him between 1958, and 1964. They moved to New York City so he could assume a post on his mother's paper. She passed away on December 18, 1971 of a stroke / brain hemorrhage in Los Angeles.

Known for

Acting

1970 Company of Killers Actor Edwina DeSalles 58
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1959 A Marriage of Strangers Actor Louise Benedict Shoemaker N/A
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1956 Forbidden Area Actor Catherine Hume 58
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1955 You're Never Too Young Actor Nancy Collins 59
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1955 The Kentuckian Actor Susie Spann 58
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1955 An Annapolis Story Actor Peggy Lord 58
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1955 The Thief Actor Marie-Louise Voyson 58
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1954 Track of the Cat Actor Gwen Williams 58
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1953 Plunder of the Sun Actor Julie Barnes 58
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1953 Meet Me at the Fair Actor Zerelda Wing 59
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1951 The People Against O'Hara Actor Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne 58
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1951 Bedtime for Bonzo Actor Jane 58
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1950 Peggy Actor Peggy Brookfield 59
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1950 My Friend Irma Goes West Actor Jane Stacy 59
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1950 Rogues of Sherwood Forest Actor Lady Marianne de Beaudray 58
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1950 Paid in Full Actor Nancy Langley 59
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1950 Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy Actor Self N/A
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1949 My Friend Irma Actor Jane Stacy 59
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1948 Every Girl Should Be Married Actor Julie Hudson 59
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1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Actor Perry Dunklin 59
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1948 Ruthless Actor Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg 58
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1947 Variety Girl Actor Diana Lynn 59
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1947 Easy Come, Easy Go Actor Connie Donovan N/A
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1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up Actor Emily Kimbrough 58
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1946 The Bride Wore Boots Actor Mary Lou Medford 59
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1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan Actor Diana Lynn 58
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1945 Duffy's Tavern Actor Diana Lynn 58
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1945 Out of This World Actor Betty Miller 59
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1944 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay Actor Emily Kimbrough 58
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1944 The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Actor Emmy Kockenlocker 60
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1944 And the Angels Sing Actor Josie Angel 58
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1944 Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid Actor Phyllis Michael N/A
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1943 Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour Actor Phyllis Michael 59
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1942 The Major and the Minor Actor Lucy Hill 61
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1942 Star Spangled Rhythm Actor Diana Lynn (uncredited) 59
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1941 The Hard-Boiled Canary Actor Dolly Loehr N/A
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1939 They Shall Have Music Actor Pianist (uncredited) 59
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