Diana Lynn
🎭 Actor

Diana Lynn

🎂 Born 5 July 1926 (age 45)18 December 1971📍 Los Angeles, California, USA
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Popularity Score
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Acting Credits

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

Full Filmography(38 films)

YearTitleRating
1947Variety Girl★ 6.51942The Major and the Minor★ 7.11955The Kentuckian★ 5.81951The People Against O'Hara★ 5.71955You're Never Too Young★ 6.61949My Friend Irma★ 6.81944The Miracle of Morgan's Creek★ 6.91950My Friend Irma Goes West★ 6.21954Track of the Cat★ 5.91939They Shall Have Music★ 6.51948Every Girl Should Be Married★ 6.01944And the Angels Sing★ 7.31953Plunder of the Sun★ 6.31950Rogues of Sherwood Forest★ 5.31951Bedtime for Bonzo★ 6.11945Duffy's Tavern★ 6.41950Peggy★ 6.01948Ruthless★ 5.71942Star Spangled Rhythm★ 6.21950Paid in Full★ 6.91946Our Hearts Were Growing Up★ 6.51946The Bride Wore Boots★ 6.11953Meet Me at the Fair★ 8.51945Hollywood Victory Caravan★ 5.61955An Annapolis Story★ 4.31955The Thief★ 4.01944Our Hearts Were Young and Gay★ 7.51948Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven★ 5.81945Out of This World★ 8.01947Easy Come, Easy Go★ 7.01959A Marriage of Strangers1943Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour★ 7.01944Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid★ 10.01957A Sound of Different Drummers1950Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy1970Company of Killers★ 6.51941The Hard-Boiled Canary★ 9.01957The Star Wagon
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