
Acting
Diana Lynn
Also Known As: Dolores Eartha Loehr
Birth Date
July 5, 1926
Death Date
December 18, 1971
(passed away at 45)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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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Matinee Theater
1955 • 2 episodes

The Virginian
Peggy Shannon
1962 • 1 episode

Climax!
1954 • 1 episode

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 • 2 episodes

Burke's Law
Marian Van Martin
1963 • 1 episode

Adventures in Paradise
Nicole Hazen
1959 • 1 episode

Checkmate
Jodi Lynn
1960 • 1 episode

Your Show of Shows
1950 • 1 episode

The United States Steel Hour
Marie-Louise Voyson
1953 • 1 episode

Playhouse 90
Catherine Hume
1956 • 1 episode
Lux Video Theatre
Ruth Deeves
1950 • 1 episode

DuPont Show of the Month
Ellen Curtis
1957 • 1 episode

Bus Stop
1961 • 1 episode

Letter to Loretta
Sylvia Adler
1953 • 1 episode

The Investigators
Manon Cuchet
1961 • 1 episode

The Chevy Mystery Show
Charlotte Bell Wheeler
1960 • 1 episode

General Electric Theater
1953 • 1 episode

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 • 6 episodes

The Major and the Minor
Lucy Hill
1942

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Emmy Kockenlocker
1944