Diana Lynn
Born July 05, 1926 (Age: 99)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
A Marriage of Strangers
1959
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as Louise Benedict Shoemaker
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Age: 32
No Image
Forbidden Area
1956
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as Catherine Hume
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Age: 30
You're Never Too Young
1955
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as Nancy Collins
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Age: 29
The Kentuckian
1955
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as Susie Spann
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Age: 29
An Annapolis Story
1955
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as Peggy Lord
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Age: 28
The Thief
1955
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as Marie-Louise Voyson
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Age: 28
Track of the Cat
1954
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as Gwen Williams
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Age: 28
Plunder of the Sun
1953
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as Julie Barnes
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Age: 27
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
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as Zerelda Wing
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Age: 26
Peggy
1950
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as Peggy Brookfield
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Age: 23
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
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as Jane Stacy
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Age: 23
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
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as Lady Marianne de Beaudray
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Age: 23
Paid in Full
1950
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as Nancy Langley
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Age: 23
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
1950
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as Self
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Age: 23
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
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as Diana Lynn
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Age: 19
Duffy's Tavern
1945
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as Diana Lynn
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Age: 19
Out of This World
1945
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as Betty Miller
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Age: 19
The Major and the Minor
1942
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as Lucy Hill
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Age: 16
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
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as Diana Lynn (uncredited)
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Age: 15
The Hard-Boiled Canary
1941
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as Dolly Loehr
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Age: 14