Linda Darnell

Linda Darnell

Born: October 16, 1923
Died: April 10, 1965
in Dallas, Texas, USA
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 Power in adventure films and established a main character career after her role in Forever Amber (1947). Furthermore, she won critical acclaim for her work in Unfaithfully Yours (1948) and A Letter to Three Wives (1949). Notorious for her unstable personal life, Darnell was incapable of dealing with Hollywood, and landed in a downward spiral of alcoholism, unsuccessful marriages and highly publicized or scandalous affairs. She failed to receive recognition from the industry and its critics, and disappeared from the screen in the 1950s. Darnell died from burns sustained in a house fire.

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Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Title: Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Released: August 24, 1999
Type: Movie
Linda Darnell had the looks and talent to be a great Hollywood leading lady, but never quite delivered on her potential. This is the story of her rather sad life and tragically early death.
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Showbiz Goes to War
Title: Showbiz Goes to War
Character: (archive footage)
Released: December 31, 1982
Type: Movie
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.
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Black Spurs
Title: Black Spurs
Character: Sadie
Released: May 28, 1965
Type: Movie
A dissatisfied ranch hand becomes a bounty hunter. He conspires with a crooked town boss to dirty up a neighboring village where a valuable railroad franchise is headed.
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Title: Burke's Law
Character: Monica Crenshaw
Released: September 20, 1963
Type: TV
Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II.
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Title: 77 Sunset Strip
Character: Zina Felice
Released: October 10, 1958
Type: TV
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their leggy secretary.
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Zero Hour!
Title: Zero Hour!
Character: Ellen Stryker
Released: November 13, 1957
Type: Movie
In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WW2 fighter pilot to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.
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Dakota Incident
Title: Dakota Incident
Character: Amy Clarke
Released: July 23, 1956
Type: Movie
Indians attack a stagecoach, and a disparate band of passengers must band together to fight them off.
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Title: The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character: Lily Martyn
Released: October 5, 1955
Type: TV
The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this series were restored, remastered and shown on the Fox Movie Channel in 2002 under the title Hour of Stars. The season one episode Overnight Haul, starring Richard Conte and Lizabeth Scott, was released in Australia as a feature film.
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Title: Hollywood Preview
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 1955
Type: TV
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It Happens in Roma
Title: It Happens in Roma
Character: Renata Adorni
Released: May 24, 1955
Type: Movie
Airy comedy of a man a woman and the lengths they'll go to for a really great apartment! Located in the center of Rome with amazing views both want it and strike the compromise of marrying each other platonically to get it. The woman still hopes for true love and the man agrees to step aside should that special someone come along but he is secretly smitten with her and surreptitiously makes her various suitors look like fools. All goes well until he comes up against Rosanno Brazzi and finds him a tough challenge to overcome.
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This Is My Love
Title: This Is My Love
Character: Vida Dove
Released: October 27, 1954
Type: Movie
A single woman tries to keep her sister from another man by framing her for her husband's murder.
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Title: Climax!
Character: Helen Randall
Released: October 7, 1954
Type: TV
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
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Angels of Darkness
Title: Angels of Darkness
Character: Lola Baldi
Released: January 27, 1954
Type: Movie
When "Tamara" throws herself from the window of their brothel, her colleagues are made to realise that a new law will close down the source of their livelihood. The girls must now find honest work.
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Second Chance
Title: Second Chance
Character: Clare Shepperd, alias Clare Sinclair
Released: July 18, 1953
Type: Movie
A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.
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Blackbeard, the Pirate
Title: Blackbeard, the Pirate
Character: Edwina Mansfield
Released: December 24, 1952
Type: Movie
Honest Robert Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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Title: This Is Your Life
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1952
Type: TV
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.
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Night Without Sleep
Title: Night Without Sleep
Character: Julie Bannon
Released: September 26, 1952
Type: Movie
Upon awaking in the morning, a man finds his thoughts clouded by the possibility that he committed a murder.
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Saturday Island
Title: Saturday Island
Character: Lieutenant Elizabeth Smythe
Released: March 20, 1952
Type: Movie
When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during World War II, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe (Linda Darnell) and Marine Michael Dugan (Tab Hunter) find themselves stranded — and soon enough, falling in love — on an idyllic tropical island. But when British pilot William Peck (Donald Gray) crash-lands on their cozy little atoll, Dugan suddenly discovers he has a rival in love.
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Title: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Released: October 5, 1951
Type: TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
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The Lady Pays Off
Title: The Lady Pays Off
Character: Evelyn Walsh Warren
Released: October 4, 1951
Type: Movie
The naive Evelyn Warren, elected school teacher of the year by Time Magazine, goes to Las Vegas, where she loses a lot of money. In order to pay her debts, casino manager Matt Braddock asks her to take care of his sad little daughter Diana.
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The Guy Who Came Back
Title: The Guy Who Came Back
Character: Dee Shane
Released: August 16, 1951
Type: Movie
Former football star Harry Joplin is down on his luck, both in his career and in his married life. He seems convinced of his own unworthiness, but a chance to play in a charity football game helps him see his life in a new light.
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The 13th Letter
Title: The 13th Letter
Character: Denise Turner
Released: February 21, 1951
Type: Movie
When Dr. Pearson comes to a quiet Quebec town to set up his medical practice, he attracts the notice of Cora, whose husband, Paul, is the town's other doctor, and Denise, eldest daughter of the family in whose house he lodges. When an unknown person begins writing letters attacking Dr. Pearson and Cora for having an affair, a complex web of rumors, lies and accusations begins to ensnare nearly everyone in town.
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Two Flags West
Title: Two Flags West
Character: Elena Kenniston
Released: October 12, 1950
Type: Movie
A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison to fight the indians.
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No Way Out
Title: No Way Out
Character: Edie Johnson - Mrs. John Biddle
Released: August 16, 1950
Type: Movie
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.
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The Costume Designer
Title: The Costume Designer
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 13, 1950
Type: Movie
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and geographically, and must be appropriate for the mood of the individual scene. We see famed costume designer Edith Head at work on a production. The Costume Designer was part of The Industry Film Project, a twelve-part series produced by the film studios and the Academy. Each series episode was produced to inform the public on a specific facet of the motion picture industry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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Title: What's My Line?
Character: Self - Mystery Guest
Released: February 2, 1950
Type: TV
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
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Everybody Does It
Title: Everybody Does It
Character: Cecil Carver
Released: October 24, 1949
Type: Movie
Leonard Borland loves his monied wife, but with his wrecking business looking shaky he treasures her all the more. So when she decides to try again to become an opera singer he indulges her. While organising a concert for her he meets glamorous Cecil Carver. She in turn discovers Leonard has a splendid voice, and encourages him to use it for reasons very much her own.
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Slattery's Hurricane
Title: Slattery's Hurricane
Character: Mrs. Aggie Hobson
Released: August 11, 1949
Type: Movie
A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscience is tweaked by a woman he has misused. The story unfolds in flashbacks as the pilot battles the storm and recalls his failures, including a love affair with the wife of his best friend.
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A Letter to Three Wives
Title: A Letter to Three Wives
Character: Lora Mae Hollingsway
Released: January 20, 1949
Type: Movie
A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.
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Unfaithfully Yours
Title: Unfaithfully Yours
Character: Daphne de Carter
Released: December 10, 1948
Type: Movie
Before he left for a brief European visit, symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter casually asked his staid brother-in-law August to look out for his young wife, Daphne, during his absence. August has hired a private detective to keep tabs on her. But when the private eye's report suggests Daphne might have been canoodling with his secretary, Sir Alfred begins to imagine how he might take his revenge.
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The Walls of Jericho
Title: The Walls of Jericho
Character: Algeria Wedge
Released: November 22, 1948
Type: Movie
In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.
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Forever Amber
Title: Forever Amber
Character: Amber St. Clair
Released: October 10, 1947
Type: Movie
Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.
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My Darling Clementine
Title: My Darling Clementine
Character: Chihuahua
Released: October 17, 1946
Type: Movie
Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to stay in Tombstone until James' killers are found. He soon runs into the brooding, coughing, hard-drinking Doc Holliday as well as the sullen and vicious Clanton clan. Wyatt discovers the owner of a trinket stolen from James' dead body and the stage is set for the Earps' long-awaited revenge.
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Anna and the King of Siam
Title: Anna and the King of Siam
Character: Tuptim
Released: August 11, 1946
Type: Movie
In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.
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Centennial Summer
Title: Centennial Summer
Character: Edith Rogers
Released: July 10, 1946
Type: Movie
In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
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Fallen Angel
Title: Fallen Angel
Character: Stella
Released: November 15, 1945
Type: Movie
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
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The Great John L.
Title: The Great John L.
Character: Anne Livingston
Released: May 25, 1945
Type: Movie
Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champion. But the famed boxer is no match for the two women with holds on him, love struck actress Kathy Harkness and the real love of his life, beautiful but unyielding Anne Livingstone.
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The All-Star Bond Rally
Title: The All-Star Bond Rally
Character: Self - Pinup Girl
Released: May 10, 1945
Type: Movie
Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds through songs and skits. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
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Hangover Square
Title: Hangover Square
Character: Netta Longdon
Released: February 7, 1945
Type: Movie
When composer George Harvey Bone wakes with no memory of the previous night and a bloody knife in his pocket, he worries that he has committed a crime. On the advice of Dr. Middleton, Bone agrees to relax, going to a music performance by singer Netta Longdon. Riveted by Netta, Bone agrees to write songs for her rather than his own concerto. However, Bone soon grows jealous of Netta and worries about controlling himself during his spells.
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Sweet and Low-Down
Title: Sweet and Low-Down
Character: Trudy Wilson
Released: September 21, 1944
Type: Movie
After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to go to their next engagement when a kid steals Goodman's clarinet. Goodman and Popsie pursue him to a tenement flat where he has led them to hear his brother play the trombone. Shenanigans ensue following Goodman's offering the brother a job with the band.
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Summer Storm
Title: Summer Storm
Character: Olga Kuzminichna Urbenin
Released: July 14, 1944
Type: Movie
It's a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an estate superintendent, with surprising results.
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Buffalo Bill
Title: Buffalo Bill
Character: Dawn Starlight
Released: April 2, 1944
Type: Movie
Scout William F. Cody (Joel McCrea) marries a U.S. senator's daughter (Maureen O'Hara), fights the Cheyenne and leads a Wild West show.
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It Happened Tomorrow
Title: It Happened Tomorrow
Character: Sylvia Smith-Stevens
Released: March 31, 1944
Type: Movie
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.
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The Song of Bernadette
Title: The Song of Bernadette
Character: The Virgin Mary (uncredited)
Released: December 21, 1943
Type: Movie
In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the Virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.
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Show-Business at War
Title: Show-Business at War
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 1943
Type: Movie
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
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City Without Men
Title: City Without Men
Character: Nancy Johnson
Released: January 14, 1943
Type: Movie
A young woman's husband has been imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. In order to be near him to try to help him get his sentence overturned, she moves into a boardinghouse near the prison whose residents are the wives of inmates.
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The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Title: The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Character: Virginia Clemm
Released: August 28, 1942
Type: Movie
Biography of Edgar Allan Poe and the women in his life.
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Rise and Shine
Title: Rise and Shine
Character: Louise Murray
Released: November 21, 1941
Type: Movie
The college president, the head cheerleader and a gambling gangster try to keep a flunking football star in the game
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Blood and Sand
Title: Blood and Sand
Character: Carmen Espinosa
Released: May 30, 1941
Type: Movie
Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.
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Chad Hanna
Title: Chad Hanna
Character: Caroline Tridd Hanna
Released: December 25, 1940
Type: Movie
Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he falls in love with another circus runaway.
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The Mark of Zorro
Title: The Mark of Zorro
Character: Lolita Quintero
Released: November 8, 1940
Type: Movie
Around 1820 the son of a California nobleman comes home from Spain to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. On the one hand he plays the useless fop, while on the other he is the masked avenger Zorro.
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Brigham Young
Title: Brigham Young
Character: Zina Webb - The Outsider
Released: September 27, 1940
Type: Movie
Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.
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Star Dust
Title: Star Dust
Character: Carolyn Sayres
Released: April 6, 1940
Type: Movie
When Hollywood film studios reject her because she's too young, an Arkansas woman sets out to build a career as an actress on her own.
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Day-time Wife
Title: Day-time Wife
Character: Jane Norton
Released: November 24, 1939
Type: Movie
When a young wife discovers her husband of two years is involved with his beautiful secretary, she applies for a job as secretary to a business rival.
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Hotel for Women
Title: Hotel for Women
Character: Marcia Bromely
Released: August 3, 1939
Type: Movie
Guests at a women's residence club help a jilted small-town girl turn to modelling.