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Eleanor Lynn(1916-1996)

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Eleanor Lynn
Eleanor Lynn was born on 29 October 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Lights Out (1946), The Shopworn Angel (1938) and As Husbands Go (1934). She was married to Morris Helprin and Oliver Albert Swift Edel. She died on 26 December 1996 in Kinderhook, New York, USA.
BornOctober 29, 1916
DiedDecember 26, 1996(80)
BornOctober 29, 1916
DiedDecember 26, 1996(80)
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Known for

Lights Out (1946)
Lights Out
6.9
TV Series
  • Actress
James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Shopworn Angel (1938)
The Shopworn Angel
6.9
  • Sally
  • 1938
Warner Baxter and Helen Vinson in As Husbands Go (1934)
As Husbands Go
  • Peggy Sykes
  • 1934
Frank Albertson, Maurice Cass, and Eleanor Lynn in The Magician's Daughter (1938)
The Magician's Daughter
5.9
Short
  • Dolores Murdock
  • 1938

Credits

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Actress

  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
    The Defenders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Frank
    • 1963
  • Lights Out (1946)
    Lights Out
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • Nash Airflyte Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • Colgate Theatre
    5.6
    TV Series
    • 1950
  • Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
    Suspense
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1949
  • Actor's Studio (1948)
    Actor's Studio
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1949
  • Frank Albertson, Adrienne Ames, Allan Lane, and Eleanor Lynn in Fugitives for a Night (1938)
    Fugitives for a Night
    5.8
    • Ann Wray
    • 1938
  • It's in the Stars (1938)
    It's in the Stars
    6.1
    Short
    • Dorothy
    • 1938
  • Frank Albertson, Maurice Cass, and Eleanor Lynn in The Magician's Daughter (1938)
    The Magician's Daughter
    5.9
    Short
    • Dolores Murdock
    • 1938
  • James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Shopworn Angel (1938)
    The Shopworn Angel
    6.9
    • Sally
    • 1938
  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney, and Dennis O'Keefe in Hold That Kiss (1938)
    Hold That Kiss
    6.2
    • Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Cecilia Parker, Ted Pearson, and Lewis Stone in You're Only Young Once (1937)
    You're Only Young Once
    6.6
    • Geraldine 'Jerry' Lane
    • 1937
  • Virginia Bruce and Robert Montgomery in The First Hundred Years (1937)
    The First Hundred Years
    6.0
    • Receptionist (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Warner Baxter and Helen Vinson in As Husbands Go (1934)
    As Husbands Go
    • Peggy Sykes
    • 1934

Soundtrack

  • Frank Albertson, Maurice Cass, and Eleanor Lynn in The Magician's Daughter (1938)
    The Magician's Daughter
    5.9
    Short
    • performer: "Alone", "I Want to Write a Song" (uncredited)
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Eleanor Lynn Helprin
  • Born
    • October 29, 1916
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 26, 1996
    • Kinderhook, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Morris HelprinDecember 4, 1942 - September 3, 1984 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Wife of Morris Helprin, who was at one time president of London Films. Mother of novelist and journalist Mark Helprin (b. 1947).

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