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You're Never Too Young

as Nancy Collins

1955
The Kentuckian

as Susie Spann

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
My Friend Irma Goes West

as Jane Stacy

1950
My Friend Irma

as Jane Stacy

1949
Ruthless

as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg

1948
Every Girl Should Be Married

as Julie Hudson

1948
The Bride Wore Boots

as Mary Lou Medford

1946
Out of This World

as Betty Miller

1945
And the Angels Sing

as Josie Angel

1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

as Emmy Kockenlocker

1943
The Major and the Minor

as Lucy Hill

1942
Diana Lynn Diana Lynn

Birthday

1926-10-07

Place of Birth

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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