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 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.

Known For

Birth Location Los Angeles, California, USA
Born 1926-07-05
Died 1971-12-18

Movies

Company of Killers as Edwina DeSalles
1970
A Marriage of Strangers as Louise Benedict Shoemaker
1959
Forbidden Area as Catherine Hume
1956
You're Never Too Young as Nancy Collins
1955
The Kentuckian as Susie Spann
1955
An Annapolis Story as Peggy Lord
1955
The Thief as Marie-Louise Voyson
1955
Track of the Cat as Gwen Williams
1954
Plunder of the Sun as Julie Barnes
1953
Meet Me at the Fair as Zerelda Wing
1953
The People Against O'Hara as Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne
1951
1951
Peggy as Peggy Brookfield
1950
My Friend Irma Goes West as Jane Stacy
1950
Rogues of Sherwood Forest as Lady Marianne de Beaudray
1950
Paid in Full as Nancy Langley
1950
My Friend Irma as Jane Stacy
1949
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven as Perry Dunklin
1948
Ruthless as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg
1948
Variety Girl as Diana Lynn
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go as Connie Donovan
1947
Our Hearts Were Growing Up as Emily Kimbrough
1946
The Bride Wore Boots as Mary Lou Medford
1946
1945
Duffy's Tavern as Diana Lynn
1945
Out of This World as Betty Miller
1945
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay as Emily Kimbrough
1944
And the Angels Sing as Josie Angel
1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid as Phyllis Michael
1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek as Emmy Kockenlocker
1943
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour as Phyllis Michael
1943
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm as Diana Lynn (uncredited)
1942
The Hard-Boiled Canary as Dolly Loehr
1941
They Shall Have Music as Pianist (uncredited)
1939
Diana Lynn hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows