Linda Darnell

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AKA: Monetta Eloyse Darnell
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 10/16/1923
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA
Death Date: 04/10/1965

biography

Linda Darnell was touted by Hollywood wags as "the girl with the perfect face", and for once the description fit. Her cameo-cut china doll face was enough to ensure stardom in glamor-obsessed 1940s Hollywood; surely Darnell could easily fit into the top ten most beautiful women the screen has ever known. And as she matured, her voice deepened into a torchy throb that added intensity to the eventual siren image.

The product of a relentless stage mother, Darnell was a star by age 15 at Fox, where she was a contract player for 14 years. For a while she coasted on her looks alone, playing sweet Continued

Credits

Carmen Espinosa
1941
Sadie
Actor
Ellen Stryker

milestones

Year
Milestone
1937 
Won regional "Gateway to Hollywood" contest; screen-tested by RKO
1939 
Screen acting debut in "Hotel for Women"
1940 
Appeared in "Star Dust", loosely based on her own life
1942 
Moved out of her parents' home
1944 
Loaned out to UA for "Summer Storm"; image change began
Continued

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