Known for Acting

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.
1955
as Nancy Collins
1947
as Diana Lynn
1955
as Susie Spann
1942
as Lucy Hill
1954
as Gwen Williams
1948
as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg
1942
as Diana Lynn (uncredited)
1939
as Pianist (uncredited)
1950
as Peggy Brookfield
1945
as Betty Miller
1944
as Emmy Kockenlocker
1948
as Julie Hudson
1946
as Emily Kimbrough
1951
as Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne
1950
as Lady Marianne de Beaudray
1948
as Perry Dunklin
1944
as Emily Kimbrough
1951
as Jane
1950
as Jane Stacy
1946
as Mary Lou Medford