Diana Lynn

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

July 5, 1926

died

December 18, 1971

place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

also known as

Dolores Eartha Loehr

total credits

38 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

38 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Major and the Minor
7.1

The Major and the Minor

1942as Lucy Hill
And the Angels Sing
7.3

And the Angels Sing

1944as Josie Angel
The Kentuckian
5.8

The Kentuckian

1955as Susie Spann
Track of the Cat
5.9

Track of the Cat

1954as Gwen Williams
Ruthless
5.7

Ruthless

1948as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg
Bedtime for Bonzo
6.1

Bedtime for Bonzo

1951as Jane
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
5.8

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948as Perry Dunklin
The People Against O'Hara
5.7

The People Against O'Hara

1951as Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne
My Friend Irma
6.8

My Friend Irma

1949as Jane Stacy
Peggy
6.0

Peggy

1950as Peggy Brookfield
You're Never Too Young
6.6

You're Never Too Young

1955as Nancy Collins
Duffy's Tavern
6.4

Duffy's Tavern

1945as Diana Lynn
Variety Girl
6.5

Variety Girl

1947as Diana Lynn
Hollywood Victory Caravan
5.6

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945as Diana Lynn
My Friend Irma Goes West
6.2

My Friend Irma Goes West

1950as Jane Stacy
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
6.9

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944as Emmy Kockenlocker
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
7.5

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1944as Emily Kimbrough
Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942as Diana Lynn (uncredited)
The Bride Wore Boots
6.1

The Bride Wore Boots

1946as Mary Lou Medford
They Shall Have Music
6.5

They Shall Have Music

1939as Pianist (uncredited)
Plunder of the Sun
6.3

Plunder of the Sun

1953as Julie Barnes
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
5.3

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950as Lady Marianne de Beaudray
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
6.5

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946as Emily Kimbrough
Paid in Full
6.9

Paid in Full

1950as Nancy Langley
Every Girl Should Be Married
6.0

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948as Julie Hudson
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
7.0

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943as Phyllis Michael
Out of This World
8.0

Out of This World

1945as Betty Miller
Company of Killers
6.5

Company of Killers

1970as Edwina DeSalles
A Sound of Different Drummers

A Sound of Different Drummers

1957as Susan Ward
Meet Me at the Fair
8.5

Meet Me at the Fair

1953as Zerelda Wing
The Thief
4.0

The Thief

1955as Marie-Louise Voyson
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

1950as Self
An Annapolis Story
4.3

An Annapolis Story

1955as Peggy Lord
Easy Come, Easy Go
7.0

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947as Connie Donovan
A Marriage of Strangers

A Marriage of Strangers

1959as Louise Benedict Shoemaker
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
10.0

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944as Phyllis Michael
The Star Wagon

The Star Wagon

1957as Martha Minch
The Hard-Boiled Canary
9.0

The Hard-Boiled Canary

1941as Dolly Loehr