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