Dina MerrillAKA:
Dina Merrill-Hartley
Nedenia Marjorie Hutton
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
12/29/1925 Birthplace:
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biography
Born to Wall Street financier E.F. Hutton and Post cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, a debutante-age Merrill gave up college after one year and moved to New York to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She debuted on Broadway in "The Mermaids Singing" (1945) and kept busy for the next decade with acting studies, Broadway and stock theater roles and work in early TV anthology dramas. Already in her thirties, Merrill made her film debut with a sweet performance as part of Katharine Hepburn's reference department staff in "Desk Set" (1957). Several leads soon presented
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Gained acting experience in stock companies and Broadway theater
1945
Made Broadway debut in the play, "The Mermaids Singing"
Acted in a number of TV anthology dramas of the 1950s, including "DuPont Show of the Month" and "The Desilu Playhouse"
1957
Made feature film debut in a supporting role in the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn romantic comedy, "Desk Set"
1958
Played first leading lady role, "A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed"
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