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 supporting roles in big-budget films for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s, including playing the Virgin Mary in the 1943 film The Song of Bernadette. She co-starred with Tyrone Power in adventure films, and established a main character career after her role in Forever Amber (1947). She won critical acclaim for her work in Unfaithfully Yours (1948) and A Letter to Three Wives (1949). (Via Wikipedia)
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Born
- October 16, 1923
- Died
- April 10, 1965 (59 years ago, at 41)