Zero Hour
1957
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Darnell died on April 10, 1965, from burns that she had received in a house fire in Glenview, Illinois, early the day before. [32] She had been staying at the home of her former secretary and the secretary's daughter and had just received notice from her agent of three possible movie contracts.
Linda Darnell. Actress. She is best remembered for her numerous roles in the 1940s and 1950s, including such films as Star Dust (1940), The Mark of Zorro (1940), Hangover Square (1945), My Darling Clementine (1946), and Forever Amber (1947). Born Monetta Eloyse Darnell in Dallas, Texas, one of five children to a post office worker....
On the night of the fire that killed her, Darnell and her friend Jeanne Curtis, her former secretary, had stayed up late watching a telecast of "Star Dust" at Curtis' suburban Chicago home....
She died two days later, rallying into consciousness only once, when her adopted daughter, Lola, visited her. Linda Darnell, the woman called "almost too beautiful," left behind an estate of only $10,000, which went to her sixteen-year-old girl.
Darnell, Linda (1921–1965) American actress. Born Monetta Eloyse Darnell in Dallas, Texas, on October 16, 1921; died from injuries sustained in a house fire in Glenview, Illinois, on April 10, 1965; third of five children of a postal clerk; attended public schools in Dallas; attended Central High School in Los Angeles and had studio tutoring ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Darnell lit a cigarette as the movie blared on television. A fire of undetermined cause—possibly from smoking—erupted in the early hours of the morning. The burns Darnell sustained killed her two days later.
Linda Darnell was certainly one of the most beautiful women to hit Hollywood, but when she first came on the scene, she was just a girl. This Biography episode covers the actress' tragic life, using home movies, film clips, and interviews with family, friends, and costars.
