1926-07-05 Los Angeles, California, USA
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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Company of Killers | Edwina DeSalles | 1970-08-26 |
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A Marriage of Strangers | Louise Benedict Shoemaker | 1959-05-14 |
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Forbidden Area | Catherine Hume | 1956-10-04 |
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You're Never Too Young | Nancy Collins | 1955-08-25 |
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The Kentuckian | Susie Spann | 1955-07-22 |
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The Thief | Marie-Louise Voyson | 1955-01-04 |
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An Annapolis Story | Peggy Lord | 1955-04-10 |
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Track of the Cat | Gwen Williams | 1954-11-19 |
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Meet Me at the Fair | Zerelda Wing | 1953-01-01 |
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Plunder of the Sun | Julie Barnes | 1953-08-26 |
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Bedtime for Bonzo | Jane | 1951-04-05 |
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The People Against O'Hara | Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne | 1951-09-01 |
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Peggy | Peggy Brookfield | 1950-07-01 |
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Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy | Self | 1950-01-01 |
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Rogues of Sherwood Forest | Lady Marianne de Beaudray | 1950-06-21 |
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Paid in Full | Nancy Langley | 1950-02-15 |
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My Friend Irma Goes West | Jane Stacy | 1950-06-25 |
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My Friend Irma | Jane Stacy | 1949-10-14 |
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Every Girl Should Be Married | Julie Hudson | 1948-12-25 |
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Ruthless | Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg | 1948-04-16 |
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Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | Perry Dunklin | 1948-07-16 |
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Easy Come, Easy Go | Connie Donovan | 1947-03-07 |
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Variety Girl | Diana Lynn | 1947-08-29 |
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The Bride Wore Boots | Mary Lou Medford | 1946-06-05 |
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Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Emily Kimbrough | 1946-06-14 |
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Hollywood Victory Caravan | Diana Lynn | 1945-09-30 |
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Out of This World | Betty Miller | 1945-07-13 |
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Duffy's Tavern | Diana Lynn | 1945-09-28 |
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The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek | Emmy Kockenlocker | 1944-09-18 |
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Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | Phyllis Michael | 1944-04-01 |
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And the Angels Sing | Josie Angel | 1944-04-25 |
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Emily Kimbrough | 1944-11-02 |
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Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour | Phyllis Michael | 1943-04-30 |
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Star Spangled Rhythm | Diana Lynn (uncredited) | 1942-03-05 |
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The Major and the Minor | Lucy Hill | 1942-09-16 |
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The Hard-Boiled Canary | Dolly Loehr | 1941-06-08 |
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They Shall Have Music | Pianist (uncredited) | 1939-08-18 |
