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Linda Darnell (1923–1965)

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Linda Darnell, one of five children of a postal clerk, grew up fast. At 11, she was modeling clothes, giving her age as 16. At 13, she was appearing on the stage with little theater groups. Her mother encouraged her to audition when Hollywood talent scouts came to Dallas. She went to California and when the studio found out how young she really was... See full bio »

Born:

Monetta Eloyse Darnell
in Dallas, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 41) in Glenview, Illinois, USA
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1965 Black Spurs
Sadie
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Monica Crenshaw
– Who Killed His Royal Highness? (1964) … Monica Crenshaw
 
1963 The Castilian
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1959 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Zina Felice
– Sing Something Simple (1959) … Zina Felice
 
1958 Cimarron City (TV series)
Mary Clinton
– Kid on a Calico Horse (1958) … Mary Clinton
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
– Free Ride (1958)
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Dora Gray / Dora Gray Fogelberry
– The Sacramento Story (1958) … Dora Gray Fogelberry
– The Dora Gray Story (1958) … Dora Gray
 
1958 Studio 57 (TV series)
– My Little Girl (1958)
 
1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Lora
– The Elevator (1958) … Lora
 
1957 Zero Hour!
Ellen Stryker
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Helen Randall
– Trial by Fire (1957) … Helen Randall
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Meg Lyttleton
– Homeward Borne (1957) … Meg Lyttleton
 
1956-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Ann Dean / Jennifer Hollander / Meredith Montague
– Fate Travels East (1957) … Ann Dean
– All for a Man (1956) … Jennifer Hollander/Meredith Montague
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Terror in the Streets (1957)
 
1956 Dakota Incident
Amy Clarke
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Ellen
– White Corridors (1956) … Ellen
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Lily Martyn
– Deception (1956) … Lily Martyn
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
– My Name Is Sally Roberts (1956)
 
1955 It Happens in Roma
Renata Adorni
 
1954 This Is My Love
Vida Dove
 
1954 Angels of Darkness
Lola Baldi
 
1953 Second Chance
Clare Shepperd, alias Clare Sinclair
 
1952 Blackbeard, the Pirate
Edwina Mansfield
 
1952 Night Without Sleep
Julie Bannon
 
1952 Island of Desire
Lt. Elizabeth Smythe
 
1951 The Lady Pays Off
Evelyn Walsh Warren
 
1951 The Guy Who Came Back
Dee Shane
 
1951 The 13th Letter
Denise Turner
 
1950 Two Flags West
Elena Kenniston
 
1950 No Way Out
Edie Johnson - Mrs. John Biddle
 
1949 Everybody Does It
Cecil Carver
 
1949 Slattery's Hurricane
Mrs. Aggie Hobson
 
1949 A Letter to Three Wives
Lora Mae Hollingsway
 
1948 Unfaithfully Yours
Daphne De Carter
 
1948 The Walls of Jericho
Algeria Wedge
 
1947 Forever Amber
Amber St. Clair
 
1946 My Darling Clementine
Chihuahua
 
1946 Centennial Summer
Edith Rogers
 
1946 Anna and the King of Siam
Tuptim
 
1945 Fallen Angel
Stella
 
1945 The Great John L.
Anne Livingstone
 
1945 Hangover Square
Netta Longdon
 
1944 Sweet and Low-Down
Trudy Wilson
 
1944 Summer Storm
Olga Kuzminichna Urbenin
 
1944 It Happened Tomorrow
Sylvia Smith/Sylvia Stevens
 
1944 Buffalo Bill
Dawn Starlight
 
1943 The Song of Bernadette
The Virgin Mary (uncredited)
 
1943 City Without Men
Nancy Johnson
 
1942 The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Virginia Clemm
 
1941 Rise and Shine
Louise Murray
 
1941 Blood and Sand
Carmen Espinosa
 
1940 Chad Hanna
Caroline
 
1940 The Mark of Zorro
Lolita Quintero
 
1940 Brigham Young
Zina Webb - The Outsider
 
1940 Star Dust
Carolyn Sayres
 
1939 Day-Time Wife
Jane
 
1939 Hotel for Women
Marcia Bromley
 
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1949 Everybody Does It (performer: "Fatima e Solimano The Loves of Fatima" - uncredited)
 
1946 My Darling Clementine (performer: "Ten Thousand Cattle" - uncredited, "The First Kiss Is Always the Best, from Under a Broad Sombrero" - uncredited)
 
1946 Centennial Summer (performer: "Up with the Lark" - uncredited)
 
1945 Hangover Square (performer: "Have You Seen Joe?" - uncredited, "So Close to Paradise" - uncredited, "Gay Love" - uncredited)
 
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1962 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself - - Co-host / Herself - - Guest
– Episode dated 4 July 1962 (1962) … Herself - - Guest
– Episode dated 25 May 1962 (1962) … Herself - - Co-host
– Episode dated 24 May 1962 (1962) … Herself - - Co-host
– Episode dated 23 May 1962 (1962) … Herself - - Co-host
– Episode dated 22 May 1962 (1962) … Herself - - Co-host
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1962 Your First Impression (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 January 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1960 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself - - Guest
– Episode #3.156 (1960) … Herself - - Guest
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 March 1960 (1960) … Herself
 
1957 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 November 1957 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Jesse L. Lasky (1957) … Herself
 
1956 Hollywood Preview (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 April 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest #2
– Episode dated 25 March 1956 (1956) … Herself - Mystery Guest #2
 
1955 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself - - Panelist
– Episode dated 9 November 1955 (1955) … Herself - - Panelist
 
1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
Herself - Guest Actress
– Episode #3.18 (1953) … Herself - Guest Actress
 
1950 Screen Actors (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1945 The All-Star Bond Rally (short)
Herself (Pinup Girl)
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1941 Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy (documentary short)
Herself
 
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2007 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 
2006 An American Girl on the Home Front (TV movie)
Herself
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Chihuahua [in "My Darling Clementine"] (uncredited)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Actress in 'My Darling clementine' (uncredited)
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Herself
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself
 
1950 The Costume Designer (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1959) Unsold pilot: Starred in a pilot for a TV series to be called "The Thoroughbreds", in which she played a woman trying to train horses and raise a family. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

[about her time at Twentieth Century-Fox] Leaving Fox was like leaving home at 28; I'd been there since I was 16. See more »

Trivia:

Mother of Charlotte Mildred Adams (nicknamed Lola). Born on January 5, 1948; adopted in 1948 while Darnell was married to J. Peverell Marley. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Libra