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: 18


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

The Virginian
Average
6

The Virginian

(1962) Peggy Shannon
Lux Video Theatre
Average
5

Lux Video Theatre

(1950) Princess Maria
Climax!
Average
3

Climax!

(1954) Julie Morton
Burke's Law
Average
6

Burke's Law

(1963) Elaine Truscott
Adventures in Paradise
Average
6

Adventures in Paradise

(1959) Nicole Hazen
Checkmate
Average
6

Checkmate

(1960) Jodi Lynn
The United States Steel Hour
Average
4

The United States Steel Hour

(1953) Marie-Louise Voyson
The Kentuckian
Average
6

The Kentuckian

(1955) Susie Spann

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1970 Edwina DeSalles
1963 Marian Van Martin
Elaine Truscott
1962 Peggy Shannon
1961 N/A
1960 Jodi Lynn
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
Sylvia Adler
Julie Barnes
N/A
Zerelda Wing
1951 N/A
Bonnie Brewster
Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne
Jane
1950 Ruth Deeves
Ellen
Louise Franklin
Honor
Singleton
Princess Maria
Peggy Brookfield
Jane Stacy
Lady Marianne de Beaudray
N/A
Nancy Langley
N/A
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

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