Diana Lynn
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1926-07-05
- Died
- 1971-12-18
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Dolores Eartha Loehr
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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
The Virginian
1962
as Peggy Shannon
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Climax!
1954
as Catherine Barkley / Ruth Barrows / Hilde Fraser / Julie Morton
Matinee Theater
1955
Burke's Law
1963
as Marian Van Martin / Elaine Truscott
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Nicole Hazen
Playhouse 90
1956
as Catherine Hume
Checkmate
1960
as Jodi Lynn
The United States Steel Hour
1953
as Marie-Louise Voyson
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Ruth Deeves / Princess Maria / Honor / Louise Franklin / Ellen / Singleton
Your Show of Shows
1950
Bus Stop
1961
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Ellen Curtis
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Sylvia Adler
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Charlotte Bell Wheeler
The Investigators
1961
as Manon Cuchet
General Electric Theater
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bonnie Brewster
Movies (39)
The Kentuckian
1955
as Susie Spann
Track of the Cat
1954
as Gwen Williams
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Julie Hudson
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Jane
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Lady Marianne de Beaudray
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Lucy Hill
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
as Perry Dunklin
Ruthless
1948
as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg
You're Never Too Young
1955
as Nancy Collins
Variety Girl
1947
as Diana Lynn
Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Diana Lynn
My Friend Irma
1949
as Jane Stacy
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Emily Kimbrough
Forbidden Area
1956
as Catherine Hume
Plunder of the Sun
1953
as Julie Barnes
The Bride Wore Boots
1946
as Mary Lou Medford
An Annapolis Story
1955
as Peggy Lord
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Josie Angel
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
as Jane Stacy
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Emmy Kockenlocker
Peggy
1950
as Peggy Brookfield
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Pianist (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946
as Emily Kimbrough
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
as Diana Lynn
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Diana Lynn (uncredited)
Paid in Full
1950
as Nancy Langley
The Thief
1955
as Marie-Louise Voyson
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Zerelda Wing
Out of This World
1945
as Betty Miller
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
1950
as Self
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Connie Donovan
Company of Killers
1970
as Edwina DeSalles
A Marriage of Strangers
1959
as Louise Benedict Shoemaker
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
as Phyllis Michael
The Hard-Boiled Canary
1941
as Dolly Loehr
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944
as Phyllis Michael
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957
as Susan Ward
The Star Wagon
1957
as Martha Minch
About 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… With 57 credits spanning from 1939 to 1970, Diana Lynn has appeared in 39 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Diana Lynn Movies
- The Kentuckian (1955) — as Susie Spann
- Track of the Cat (1954) — as Gwen Williams
- Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) — as Julie Hudson
- Bedtime for Bonzo (1951) — as Jane
- Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) — as Lady Marianne de Beaudray
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