Linda Darnell | |
|---|---|
 Darnell c. 1940s | |
| Born | Monetta Eloyse Darnell October 16, 1923 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 1965 (aged 41) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Resting place | Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Sunset High School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939–1965 |
| Known for | |
| Spouses | Phillip Liebmann
(m. 1954; div. 1955)Merle Roy Robertson
(m. 1957; div. 1963) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
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 both lead and supporting roles in big-budget films for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s. She co-starred with Tyrone Power in four films, including the classic The Mark of Zorro (1940). Her biggest commercial success was the controversial Forever Amber (1947), an adaptation of the best-selling novel of the 1940s and Fox's biggest hit of 1947. She won critical acclaim for her work in Summer Storm (1944), Hangover Square (1945), Fallen Angel (1945), Unfaithfully Yours (1948), A Letter to Three Wives (1949), and No Way Out (1950).