- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1926
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- December 18, 1971
Diana Lynn
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 t…
Filmography
movieCompany of Killers
1970 · Edwina DeSalles
tvBurke's Law
1963 · Marian Van Martin, Elaine Truscott
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Peggy Shannon
tvThe Investigators
1961 · Manon Cuchet
tvBus Stop
1961
tvCheckmate
1960 · Jodi Lynn
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960 · Charlotte Bell Wheeler
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959 · Nicole Hazen
movieA Marriage of Strangers
1959 · Louise Benedict Shoemaker
movieA Sound of Different Drummers
1957 · Susan Ward
tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Ellen Curtis
movieThe Star Wagon
1957 · Martha Minch
Forbidden Area
1956 · Catherine Hume
tvPlayhouse 90
1956 · Catherine Hume
tvMatinee Theater
1955
movieYou're Never Too Young
1955 · Nancy Collins
movieThe Kentuckian
1955 · Susie Spann
movieAn Annapolis Story
1955 · Peggy Lord
movieThe Thief
1955 · Marie-Louise Voyson
movieTrack of the Cat
1954 · Gwen Williams
tvClimax!
1954 · , Catherine Barkley, Ruth Barrows, Hilde Fraser, Julie Morton
tvThe United States Steel Hour
1953 · Marie-Louise Voyson
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Sylvia Adler
moviePlunder of the Sun
1953 · Julie Barnes
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
movieMeet Me at the Fair
1953 · Zerelda Wing
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · , Bonnie Brewster
movieThe People Against O'Hara
1951 · Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne
movieBedtime for Bonzo
1951 · Jane
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Ruth Deeves, Princess Maria, Honor, Louise Franklin, Ellen, Singleton
moviePeggy
1950 · Peggy Brookfield
movieMy Friend Irma Goes West
1950 · Jane Stacy
movieRogues of Sherwood Forest
1950 · Lady Marianne de Beaudray
tvYour Show of Shows
1950
moviePaid in Full
1950 · Nancy Langley
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
movieEdgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
1950 · Self
movieMy Friend Irma
1949 · Jane Stacy
movieEvery Girl Should Be Married
1948 · Julie Hudson
movieTexas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948 · Perry Dunklin
movieRuthless
1948 · Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg
movieVariety Girl
1947 · Diana Lynn
movieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947 · Connie Donovan
movieOur Hearts Were Growing Up
1946 · Emily Kimbrough
movieThe Bride Wore Boots
1946 · Mary Lou Medford
movieHollywood Victory Caravan
1945 · Diana Lynn
movieDuffy's Tavern
1945 · Diana Lynn
movieOut of This World
1945 · Betty Miller
movieOur Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944 · Emily Kimbrough
movieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Emmy Kockenlocker
movieAnd the Angels Sing
1944 · Josie Angel
movieHenry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944 · Phyllis Michael
movieHenry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943 · Phyllis Michael
movieThe Major and the Minor
1942 · Lucy Hill
movieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942 · Diana Lynn (uncredited)
movieThe Hard-Boiled Canary
1941 · Dolly Loehr
movieThey Shall Have Music
1939 · Pianist (uncredited)