1926-07-05 ( 98 years old ) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Movies
Company of Killers
1970-08-26
A Marriage of Strangers
1959-05-14
Forbidden Area
1956-10-04
You're Never Too Young
1955-08-25
The Kentuckian
1955-07-22
An Annapolis Story
1955-04-10
The Thief
1955-01-04
Track of the Cat
1954-11-19
Plunder of the Sun
1953-08-26
Meet Me at the Fair
1953-01-01
The People Against O'Hara
1951-09-01
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951-04-05
Peggy
1950-07-01
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950-06-25
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950-06-21
Paid in Full
1950-02-15
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
1950-01-01
My Friend Irma
1949-10-14
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948-12-25
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948-07-16
Ruthless
1948-04-16
Variety Girl
1947-08-29
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947-03-07
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946-06-14
The Bride Wore Boots
1946-06-05
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945-09-30
Duffy's Tavern
1945-09-28
Out of This World
1945-07-13
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944-11-02
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1944-09-18
And the Angels Sing
1944-04-25
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944-04-01
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943-04-30
The Major and the Minor
1942-09-16
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942-03-05
The Hard-Boiled Canary
1941-06-08
They Shall Have Music
1939-08-18
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