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Diana Lynn

Known for Acting
Date of Birth
July 5, 1926
Would Be
98 Years Old Now
Date of Death
December 18, 1971
Died At
45 Years Old
Born In
Los Angeles, California, USA

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.
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