
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.
Filmography (57)
MOVIE★ 6.5Company of Killers1970as Edwina DeSalles
TV★ 6.3Burke's Law1963as Marian Van Martin
TV★ 6.5The Virginian1962as Peggy Shannon
TV★ 6.0The Investigators1961as Manon Cuchet
TV★ 10.0Bus Stop1961
TV★ 4.8Checkmate1960as Jodi Lynn- TV★ 6.8The Chevy Mystery Show1960as Charlotte Bell Wheeler
TV★ 6.1Adventures in Paradise1959as Nicole Hazen
MOVIEA Marriage of Strangers1959as Louise Benedict Shoemaker
MOVIEA Sound of Different Drummers1957as Susan Ward
TV★ 7.4DuPont Show of the Month1957as Ellen Curtis
MOVIEThe Star Wagon1957as Martha Minch- MOVIE★ 7.5Forbidden Area1956as Catherine Hume
TV★ 7.6Playhouse 901956as Catherine Hume
TV★ 5.3Matinee Theater1955
MOVIE★ 6.6You're Never Too Young1955as Nancy Collins
MOVIE★ 5.8The Kentuckian1955as Susie Spann
MOVIE★ 4.3An Annapolis Story1955as Peggy Lord
MOVIE★ 4.0The Thief1955as Marie-Louise Voyson
MOVIE★ 5.9Track of the Cat1954as Gwen Williams
TV★ 3.8Climax!1954
TV★ 6.3The United States Steel Hour1953as Marie-Louise Voyson
TV★ 6.6Letter to Loretta1953as Sylvia Adler
MOVIE★ 6.3Plunder of the Sun1953as Julie Barnes
TV★ 6.8General Electric Theater1953
MOVIE★ 8.5Meet Me at the Fair1953as Zerelda Wing
TV★ 7.2Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
MOVIE★ 5.8The People Against O'Hara1951as Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne
MOVIE★ 6.1Bedtime for Bonzo1951as Jane- TV★ 6.7Lux Video Theatre1950as Ruth Deeves
MOVIE★ 6.0Peggy1950as Peggy Brookfield
MOVIE★ 6.2My Friend Irma Goes West1950as Jane Stacy
MOVIE★ 5.3Rogues of Sherwood Forest1950as Lady Marianne de Beaudray
TV★ 7.3Your Show of Shows1950
MOVIE★ 6.9Paid in Full1950as Nancy Langley
TV★ 6.0Robert Montgomery Presents1950
MOVIEEdgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy1950as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8My Friend Irma1949as Jane Stacy
MOVIE★ 6.0Every Girl Should Be Married1948as Julie Hudson
MOVIE★ 5.8Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven1948as Perry Dunklin
MOVIE★ 5.7Ruthless1948as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg
MOVIE★ 6.5Variety Girl1947as Diana Lynn
MOVIE★ 7.0Easy Come, Easy Go1947as Connie Donovan
MOVIE★ 6.5Our Hearts Were Growing Up1946as Emily Kimbrough
MOVIE★ 6.1The Bride Wore Boots1946as Mary Lou Medford
MOVIE★ 5.6Hollywood Victory Caravan1945as Diana Lynn
MOVIE★ 6.4Duffy's Tavern1945as Diana Lynn
MOVIE★ 8.0Out of This World1945as Betty Miller
MOVIE★ 7.5Our Hearts Were Young and Gay1944as Emily Kimbrough
MOVIE★ 6.9The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944as Emmy Kockenlocker
MOVIE★ 7.3And the Angels Sing1944as Josie Angel
MOVIE★ 10.0Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid1944as Phyllis Michael
MOVIE★ 7.0Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour1943as Phyllis Michael
MOVIE★ 7.1The Major and the Minor1942as Lucy Hill
MOVIE★ 6.2Star Spangled Rhythm1942as Diana Lynn (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0The Hard-Boiled Canary1941as Dolly Loehr
MOVIE★ 6.5They Shall Have Music1939as Pianist (uncredited)