Linda Darnell | |
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Darnell c. 1940s | |
Born | Monetta Eloyse Darnell October 16, 1923 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Died | April 10, 1965 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 41)
Resting place | Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | Sunset High School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1939–1965 |
Known for | |
Spouses | Phillip Liebmann
(m. 1954; div. 1955)Merle Roy Robertson
(m. 1957; div. 1963) |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
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, including playing the Virgin Mary in the 1943 film The Song of Bernadette. She co-starred with Tyrone Power in adventure films, and established a main character career after her role in Forever Amber (1947). She won critical acclaim for her work in Unfaithfully Yours (1948) and A Letter to Three Wives (1949).
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