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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 both lead and supporting roles in big-budget films for 20th Century Fox ...
Jul 26, 2023 · Linda Darnell had one of the most tumultuous careers in Hollywood history. According to Turner Classic Movies (TCM) , she developed a reputation early in her career for her stunning good looks. Hollywood actresses in the 1940s were marked by their glamour and seductiveness, which meant that Darnell fit right in, especially with her uniquely smoky voice.
Linda Darnell was a Hollywood actress who starred in films such as Fallen Angel, The Mark of Zorro and Forever Amber. She died in a fire at her friend's house in 1965, at the age of 41.
- January 1, 1
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- January 1, 1
- Glenview, Illinois, USA
Nov 24, 2018 · Daughter of a Texas postal clerk, actress Linda Darnell trained to be a dancer, and came to Hollywood’s attention as a photographer's model. Though only 15, Darnell looked quite mature and seductive in her first motion picture, Hotel For Women (1937), and before she was twenty she found herself the leading lady of such 20th Century-Fox male heartthrobs as Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda.
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, 1924
- April 10, 1965
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 ...
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Linda Darnell was an American actress who starred in various genres of films in the 1940s. She had a troubled personal life and died in a house fire in 1965.
