Diana Lynn
Age: 45 | From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1926-10-07 00:31:07
Death: 1971-12-18 00:31:07
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 13
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Burke's Law
(1963) Elaine Truscott
Climax!
(1954) Julie Morton
The United States Steel Hour
(1953) Marie-Louise Voyson
The Virginian
(1962) Peggy Shannon
Checkmate
(1960) Jodi Lynn
The Chevy Mystery Show
(1960) Charlotte Bell Wheeler
Playhouse 90
(1956) Catherine Hume
Adventures in Paradise
(1959) Nicole HazenActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Edwina DeSalles | |
| 1963 | Marian Van Martin | |
| Elaine Truscott | ||
| 1962 | Peggy Shannon | |
| 1961 | N/A | |
| 1960 | Jodi Lynn | |
| Charlotte Bell Wheeler | ||
| 1959 | Nicole Hazen | |
| Louise Benedict Shoemaker | ||
| 1957 | Ellen Curtis | |
| 1956 | Catherine Hume | |
| Catherine Hume | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
| Nancy Collins | ||
| Susie Spann | ||
| Peggy Lord | ||
| Marie-Louise Voyson | ||
| 1954 | Gwen Williams | |
| N/A | ||
| Catherine Barkley | ||
| Ruth Barrows | ||
| Hilde Fraser | ||
| Julie Morton | ||
| 1953 | Marie-Louise Voyson | |
| N/A | ||
| Sylvia Adler | ||
| Julie Barnes | ||
| N/A | ||
| Zerelda Wing | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Bonnie Brewster | ||
| Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne | ||
| Jane | ||
| 1950 | Ruth Deeves | |
| Honor | ||
| Louise Franklin | ||
| Ellen | ||
| Singleton | ||
| Princess Maria | ||
| Peggy Brookfield | ||
| Jane Stacy | ||
| Lady Marianne de Beaudray | ||
| N/A | ||
| Nancy Langley | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| 1949 | Jane Stacy | |
| 1948 | Julie Hudson | |
| Perry Dunklin | ||
| Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg | ||
| 1947 | Diana Lynn | |
| Connie Donovan | ||
| 1946 | Emily Kimbrough | |
| Mary Lou Medford | ||
| 1945 | Diana Lynn | |
| Diana Lynn | ||
| Betty Miller | ||
| 1944 | Emily Kimbrough | |
| Josie Angel | ||
| Phyllis Michael | ||
| 1943 | Emmy Kockenlocker | |
| Phyllis Michael | ||
| 1942 | Lucy Hill | |
| Diana Lynn (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Dolly Loehr | |
| 1939 | Pianist (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
