Diana Lynn

Diana Lynn  (July 5, 1926 – December 18, 1971) was an American actress of the stage, cinema and television. 

 Early years 
Lynn was born Dolores Marie Loehr on July 5, 1926,Copy of birth certificate at Astrodatabank. in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Louis Loehr, was an oil supply executive. Her mother, Martha Loehr, was a concert pianist. She was considered a child prodigy. She began taking piano lessons when she was 4 years old, and by the age of 12, she played with the Los Angeles Junior Symphony Orchestra.

 Career 
In 1939, she made her movie debut playing the piano in They Shall Have Music. She played again, with Susanna Foster, in There's Magic in Music, when it was decided that she had more potential than she had been allowed to show. Later, Paramount Pictures changed her name to "Diana Lynn". They began casting her in movies that allowed her to show her personality and developed her skills as an actress.

As a solo pianist, she released at least one single on Capitol Records, accompanied by the Paul Weston orchestra.

In 1964, Lynn had a six-month stint on Broadway, replacing Barbara Bel Geddes in Mary, Mary. In the early 1950s, she starred with Maurice Evans in The Wild Duck on Broadway.

 Death 
Before filming started on Play It as It Lays, Lynn suffered a stroke and died on December 18, 1971. She was 45.

 Filmography 

They Shall Have Music (1939)
The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1942)
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
And the Angels Sing (1944)
Out of This World (1945)
The Bride Wore Boots (1946)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
Ruthless (1948)
Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948)
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
My Friend Irma (1949)
Paid in Full (1950)
Peggy (1950)
My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
Meet Me at the Fair (1952)
Plunder of the Sun (1953)
Track of the Cat (1954)
The Kentuckian (1955)
The Blue and Gold|An Annapolis Story (1955)
You're Never Too Young (1955)
Company of Killers (1970)

Radio appearances
 Year  Program  Episode/source 1952 Theatre Guild on the Air   "The Silver Whistle" 1953 Theatre Guild on the Air  Quiet Wedding

 References 

Category:Actors from Los Angeles
Category:American movie actors
Category:American stage actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Deaths from stroke
Category:1926 births
Category:1971 deaths