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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.
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.
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.
Jul 26, 2023 · 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."
Oct 19, 2023 · Walter Lang’s Star Dust (1940) did not place great demands on its leading actress, Linda Darnell, but it put her star wattage on such vibrant display that it announced the arrival of one of the decade’s most vital performers. With her sugary deportment, Darnell, who was sixteen upon the film’s release, wrung all possible pathos from this ...
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.
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;
Feb 2, 2022 · Film. Film series. Feb 2–Mar 31, 2022. Born into a lower-middle-class family in Dallas, Texas, and driven into beauty contests and amateur theatricals by her domineering mother, Linda Darnell starred in her first Hollywood film at the age of 15.
Linda Darnell, the woman called "almost too beautiful," left behind an estate of only $10,000, which went to her sixteen-year-old girl. Today Darnell is not remembered as well as many of her less-talented contemporaries, but an examination of her career reveals a gifted beauty whose steamy noir persona made her a tragic, unforgettable entry in ...
Aug 30, 2021 · Linda Darnell was known as "The Girl With The Perfect Face," but tragically, she died in an accident so horrific—it left her body unrecognizable.
