Diana Lynn

Acting

Born:July 5, 1926
Died:December 18, 1971(aged 45)
Birthplace:Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.

Filmography (37 movies)

Forbidden Area movie poster
7.5
7.5

Forbidden Area

1956

as Catherine Hume

Out of This World movie poster
7.3
7.3

Out of This World

1945

as Betty Miller

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay movie poster
7.3
7.3

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1944

as Emily Kimbrough

The Major and the Minor movie poster
7.1
7.1

The Major and the Minor

1942

as Lucy Hill

And the Angels Sing movie poster
7.0
7.0

And the Angels Sing

1944

as Josie Angel

Meet Me at the Fair movie poster
7.0
7.0

Meet Me at the Fair

1953

as Zerelda Wing

My Friend Irma movie poster
6.8
6.8

My Friend Irma

1949

as Jane Stacy

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek movie poster
6.7
6.7

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1944

as Emmy Kockenlocker

Paid in Full movie poster
6.6
6.6

Paid in Full

1950

as Nancy Langley

You're Never Too Young movie poster
6.6
6.6

You're Never Too Young

1955

as Nancy Collins

Our Hearts Were Growing Up movie poster
6.2
6.2

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

as Emily Kimbrough

My Friend Irma Goes West movie poster
6.1
6.1

My Friend Irma Goes West

1950

as Jane Stacy

Duffy's Tavern movie poster
6.1
6.1

Duffy's Tavern

1945

as Diana Lynn

Variety Girl movie poster
6.1
6.1

Variety Girl

1947

as Diana Lynn

Plunder of the Sun movie poster
6.1
6.1

Plunder of the Sun

1953

as Julie Barnes

Every Girl Should Be Married movie poster
6.1
6.1

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

as Julie Hudson

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour movie poster
6.0
6.0

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943

as Phyllis Michael

The Bride Wore Boots movie poster
5.9
5.9

The Bride Wore Boots

1946

as Mary Lou Medford

Bedtime for Bonzo movie poster
5.9
5.9

Bedtime for Bonzo

1951

as Jane

Track of the Cat movie poster
5.9
5.9

Track of the Cat

1954

as Gwen Williams

The People Against O'Hara movie poster
5.7
5.7

The People Against O'Hara

1951

as Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne

The Kentuckian movie poster
5.6
5.6

The Kentuckian

1955

as Susie Spann

Ruthless movie poster
5.5
5.5

Ruthless

1948

as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven movie poster
5.3
5.3

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948

as Perry Dunklin

Hollywood Victory Caravan movie poster
5.2
5.2

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

as Diana Lynn

Rogues of Sherwood Forest movie poster
4.8
4.8

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950

as Lady Marianne de Beaudray

Peggy movie poster
4.7
4.7

Peggy

1950

as Peggy Brookfield

Company of Killers movie poster
4.0
4.0

Company of Killers

1970

as Edwina DeSalles

The Thief movie poster
4.0
4.0

The Thief

1955

as Marie-Louise Voyson

An Annapolis Story movie poster
3.3
3.3

An Annapolis Story

1955

as Peggy Lord

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid movie poster

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944

as Phyllis Michael

The Hard-Boiled Canary movie poster

The Hard-Boiled Canary

1941

as Dolly Loehr

Easy Come, Easy Go movie poster

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

as Connie Donovan

A Marriage of Strangers movie poster

A Marriage of Strangers

1959

as Louise Benedict Shoemaker

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy movie poster

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950

as Self

The Star Wagon movie poster

The Star Wagon

1957

as Martha Minch

A Sound of Different Drummers movie poster

A Sound of Different Drummers

1957

as Susan Ward

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