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Linda Darnell (born Monetta Eloyse Darnell; October 16, 1923 – April 10, 1965) was an American actress. Darnell progressed from modelling as a child to acting in theatre and film. At the encouragement of her mother, she made her first film in 1939, and appeared in supporting roles in big-budget films for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s.
Linda Darnell. Actress: Fallen Angel. Linda Darnell, one of five children of a postal clerk, grew up fast. At 11, she was modeling clothes, giving her age as 16. At 13, she was appearing on the stage with little theater groups.
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- Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Glenview, Illinois, USA
Jul 26, 2023 · Her tragic death. YouTube. Linda Darnell's life came to a tragic end on April 10, 1965, as the result of burns from a fire. The Los Angeles Times states that she was visiting her friend and once-secretary Jeanne Curtis' home in Chicago and that they had stayed up late to watch a television broadcast of Darnell's own 1940 film, "Star Dust."
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Linda Darnell. Actress: Fallen Angel. Linda Darnell, one of five children of a postal clerk, grew up fast. At 11, she was modeling clothes, giving her age as 16. At 13, she was appearing on the stage with little theater groups. Her mother encouraged her to audition when Hollywood talent scouts came to Dallas. She went to California and when the studio found out how young she really was, she...
- October 16, 1923
- April 10, 1965
Oct 19, 2023 · The burns Darnell sustained killed her two days later. She was forty-one. “Linda Darnell's life was a tragedy—an American tragedy—like Judy Garland’s and Marilyn Monroe’s and James Dean’s,” wrote Ronald L. Davis in the opening lines of Hollywood Beauty (1991), to date the only biography of Darnell. The statement has merit, but ...
Oct 16, 2014 · Linda Darnell (October 16, 1923 – April 10, 1965) was an American film actress. Darnell was a model as a child, and progressed to theater and film acting as an adolescent. At the encouragement of her mother, she made her first film in 1939, and appeared in supporting roles in big budget films for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s. She rose to fame with co-starring roles opposite Tyrone ...
Actress Born Linda Monette Eloyse Darnell on Oct. 16, 1923 in Dallas, Texas. Died April 10, 1965 of burns suffered in fire in Chicago, Ill. L inda Darnell — who was killed in a fire at a friend's home at age 44 — was regarded as one of great natural beauties of motion pictures. She made her movie debut in 1939's "Hotel for Women," directed ...
