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Diana Lynn (1926–1971)

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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... See full bio »

Born:

Dolores Loehr
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 45) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1971 Company of Killers (TV movie)
Edwina DeSalles
 
1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Peggy Shannon
– You Take the High Road (1965) … Peggy Shannon
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Elaine Truscott / Marian Van Martin
– Who Killed the Richest Man in the World? (1964) … Elaine Truscott
– Who Killed Carrie Cornell? (1964) … Marian Van Martin
 
1964 Low Man on a Totem Pole (TV movie)
Nelle Smith
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Kitty Lee
– A Kind of Loving (1964) … Kitty Lee
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Sharon Vansinger
– How Does Charlie Feel? (1962) … Sharon Vansinger
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Manan Cuchet
– In a Mirror, Darkly (1961) … Manan Cuchet
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Joan Emerson / Jodi Winslow
– Juan Moreno's Body (1961) … Jodi Winslow
– The Deadly Silence (1961) … Joan Emerson
 
1954-1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Felicia / Francesca / Marie-Louise Voyson / …
– The Mating Machine (1961)
– The Seventh Veil (1955) … Francesca
– The Thief (1955) … Marie-Louise Voyson
– Good for You (1954) … Felicia
– Highway (1954) … Zepha Wilson
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Charlotte Bell Wheeler
– Dark Possession (1960) … Charlotte Bell Wheeler
 
1959 The Philadelphia Story (TV movie)
Tracy Lord
 
1959 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
'Nick' (Nichole) Hazen
– Safari at Sea (1959) … 'Nick' (Nichole) Hazen
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Jane
– Boy on a Fence (1959) … Jane
 
1956-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Anne Gibbs / Catherine Hume / Louise Benedict Shoemaker / …
– A Marriage of Strangers (1959) … Louise Benedict Shoemaker
– The Return of Ansel Gibbs (1958) … Anne Gibbs
– A Sound of Different Drummers (1957) … Susan Ward
– The Star Wagon (1957) … Martha Minch
– Forbidden Area (1956) … Catherine Hume
 
1957 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Ellen Curtis
– Junior Miss (1957) … Ellen Curtis
 
1955-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Catherine Barkley / Hilde Fraser / Julie Morton / …
– Trail of Terror (1957) … Julie Morton
– To Scream at Midnight (1956) … Hilde Fraser
– House of Shadows (1955) … Ruth Barrows
– A Farewell to Arms (1955) … Catherine Barkley
– The Leaf Out of the Book (1955)
 
1951-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Bonnie Brewster
– The House That Jackson Built (1956)
– O'Connor and the Blue-Eyed Felon (1955) … Bonnie Brewster
– Doctors Should Never Marry (1952)
– The Human Touch (1952)
– The Man That I Marry (1952)
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1956 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Kitty
– The Nevada Nightingale (1956) … Kitty
 
1950-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Ellen / Honor / Louise Franklin / …
– Princess O'Rourke (1956) … Princess Maria
– Love Letters (1955) … Singleton
– Borrowed Wife (1954) … Ellen
– Marriage Is the Beginning (1952) … Louise Franklin
– The Twinkle in Her Eye (1951) … Honor
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1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– The Hollow Woman (1956)
– Anything But Love (1956)
 
1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Elsie
– Finley's Fan Club (1956) … Elsie
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
– Heart of a Dream (1956)
 
1955 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Jennifer
– A Girl Can Tell (1955) … Jennifer
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Sylvia Adler
– Moment of Decision (1955) … Sylvia Adler
 
1955 The Kentuckian
Susie Spann
 
1955 You're Never Too Young
Nancy Collins
 
1955 An Annapolis Story
Peggy Lord
 
1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Terry Randall
– Stage Door (1955) … Terry Randall
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Julie Marshall
– Down from the Stars (1955) … Julie Marshall
 
1954 Track of the Cat
Gwen Williams
 
1952-1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Louise Allison / Roberta May Earickson
– The Unlocked Door (1954) … Louise Allison
– National Honeymoon (1952) … Roberta May Earickson
 
1954 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
– The Blue Serge Suit (1954)
 
1953 Plunder of the Sun
Julie Barnes
 
1953 World by the Tail (TV movie)
 
1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– World by the Tail (1953)
– Dinah, Kip, and Mr. Barlow (1953)
 
1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Best Seller (1953)
 
1953 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– The Shepherd's Touch (1953)
 
1953 Meet Me at the Fair
Zerelda Wing
 
1952 Crime Photographer (TV series)
– Blackmail (1952)
 
1951 The People Against O'Hara
Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne
 
1951 Bedtime for Bonzo
Jane Linden
 
1950-1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
Lavina
– Walter and Lavina (1951) … Lavina
– Double Feature (1950)
 
1950 Peggy
Peggy Brookfield
 
1950 My Friend Irma Goes West
Jane Stacy
 
1950 Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Lady Marianne de Beaudray
 
1950 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
Lavinia
– Walt and Lavinia (1950) … Lavinia
– Double Feature (1950)
 
1950 Paid in Full
Nancy Langley
 
1949 My Friend Irma
Jane Stacy
 
1948 Every Girl Should Be Married
Julie Howard
 
1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Perry Dunklin
 
1948 Ruthless
Martha Burnside/Mallory Flagg
 
1947 Variety Girl
Diana Lynn
 
1947 Easy Come, Easy Go
Connie Donovan
 
1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Emily Kimbrough
 
1946 The Bride Wore Boots
Mary Lou Medford
 
1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan (short)
Diana Lynn
 
1945 Duffy's Tavern
Diana Lynn
 
1945 Out of This World
Betty Miller
 
1944 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Emily Kimbrough
 
1944 Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Phyllis Michael
 
1944 And the Angels Sing
Josie Angel
 
1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Emmy Kockenlocker
 
1943 Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Phyllis Michael
 
1943 Paramount Victory Short No. T2-4: The Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap (short)
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Diana Lynn (uncredited)
 
1942 The Major and the Minor
Lucy Hill
 
1941 The Hard-Boiled Canary
Dolly Loehr (as Dolly Loehr)
 
1939 They Shall Have Music
Pianist (uncredited)
 
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1957 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– Junior Miss (1957) (performer: "I'll Buy It")
 
1939 They Shall Have Music (performer: "Nocturne in B flat minor, Op.9, No.1" 1830-1 - uncredited, "Waltz in D flat, Op. 64, no. 1 'Minute;" 1846-7 - uncredited)
 
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1955 Make the Connection (TV series)
Herself - Contestant
– Episode dated 18 August 1955 (1955) … Herself - Contestant
 
1954 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– William Wellman (1954) … Herself
 
1953 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Guest star contestant
– Episode dated 21 April 1953 (1953) … Guest star contestant
 
1953 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #4.32 (1953) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
1953 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 March 1953 (1953) … Herself
 
1952 Hollywood Fun Festival (documentary short)
Herself - Camera Store Visitor
 
1951 The Kate Smith Evening Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1951) … Herself
 
1951 The Alan Young Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 March 1951 (1951) … Herself
 
1950 TV Club (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.12 (1950) … Herself
 
1950 Screen Snapshots: Thirtieth Anniversary Special (short)
Herself
 
1950 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.16 (1950) … Herself
 
1950 Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (TV movie)
Herself
 
1949 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.7 (1949) … Herself
 
1949 The Morey Amsterdam Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.31 (1949) … Herself
 
1949 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #1.8 (1949) … Herself - Actress
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1956 Screen Snapshots 8859: Mr. Rhythm's Holiday (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1953) She acted in F. Hugh Herbert's play, "The Moon is Blue", at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, England with Robert Flemyng and Biff McGuire in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Dolly Loehr

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

My awkward age didn't arrive 'til I was eighteen. By that time, everyone at Paramount regarded me as their kid-sister. When I became eighteen, the boys up front still thought of me as that pink-cheeked youngster they'd known so long. They considered me too young for ingénue roles, too young for glamor roles, and too young for romance. I didn't do anything. Everyone thought I was old hat. See more »

Trivia:

Her father, Louis William Loehr, was a prosperous oil company exec and her mother, the former Eartha Thes, an accomplished pianist and teacher who guided Diana's early musical career. By age 12, the young prodigy was playing with the Los Angeles Junior Symphony Orchestra. See more »

Nickname:

Dolly See more »

Star Sign:

Libra