
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.

Playhouse 90

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Out of This World

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Major and the Minor

And the Angels Sing

Meet Me at the Fair

My Friend Irma

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

DuPont Show of the Month

Paid in Full

You're Never Too Young

Letter to Loretta

General Electric Theater

バージニアン

Your Show of Shows

They Shall Have Music

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

The United States Steel Hour

Plunder of the Sun

My Friend Irma Goes West

Variety Girl

Duffy's Tavern

Star Spangled Rhythm

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

Burke's Law

Bedtime for Bonzo

Track of the Cat

Every Girl Should Be Married

The Bride Wore Boots

The People Against O'Hara

The Kentuckian

Adventures in Paradise

Robert Montgomery Presents

Ruthless

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Matinee Theater

The Investigators

Peggy

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

Checkmate

Company of Killers

The Thief

An Annapolis Story

Climax!

Easy Come, Easy Go

A Marriage of Strangers

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

The Hard-Boiled Canary

The Star Wagon

A Sound of Different Drummers

Bus Stop