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Deanna Lund Profile
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| (Deanna P. Lund) |
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| 30 May 37 | is born in Oak Park / Riverside / Chicago, Illinois, to attorney Arnold Lund and his wife Phyllis |
| ? | when shes eight, her parents relocate their three daughters to Daytona Beach, Florida, where her father participates in the boom of developing Florida land |
| ? | spends her childhood with her horse, competing at rodeos |
| is spotted by a talent scout while on stage and is offered a contract from Columbia |
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| ? | marries a rider from the rodeo. They will be married four years and have two children, Randy and Kim. |
| gets divorced and moves with her two children to Miami |
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| supports her family by modeling and as a weather girl, at $10 a show |
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| 67 | wants a part in the Florida-filmed Tony Rome. The role finally goes to Sue Lyon. |
| 68 | accepts her part in the TV series Land of the Giants for financial reasons |
| her oldest sister, Mrs. Sandra McCloskey, is the mother of three children, and her other sister, Mrs. Barbara Miller, has two youngsters |
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| becomes romantically involved with co-star Don Matheson. They announce their engagement at the end of the second season. |
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| 16 April 70 | marries Donald E. Matheson in Monterey after Land of the Giants is cancelled. He's 40; she's 32. |
| 14 August 71 | her daughter, Michele L., is born in Los Angeles. She will become actress Michele Matheson. |
| 70s | divorces Matheson. He will die at age 84 on June 29, 2014, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, from lung cancer. |
| 00 | conducts acting workshops in Los Angeles |
| 22 June 18 | dies at age 81 at her home in Century City, California, of pancreatic cancer |
| Sources: Drive-In Dream Girls by Tom Lisanti | |
| Recommended Books: Drive-In Dream Girls by Tom Lisanti Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood by Tom Lisanti | |
| Links: Filmography The Deanna Lund Website | |