| 16 August 28 |
is born in Mount Kisco, New York, to Harry Blyth and Nan Lynch
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her parents separate early, and she moves into an apartment on East 31st Street, New York City, with her mother and sister
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attends Catholic schools
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| c 37 |
is a member of New York’s Children’s Opera
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while playing the Biltmore Theatre in Los Angeles during a tour, she’s spotted by director Henry Koster, who gives her a screen test. She’s signed to a term contract.
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| 45 |
while on vacation at Lake Arrowhead, she is hurled from a toboggan and breaks her back. Doctors suspect she may never walk again, but she recovers after 14 months.
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| 46 |
her mother dies, and she moves to her uncle and aunt’s house in the San Fernando Valley
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| November 48 |
almost marries fellow player Lon McCallister
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| September 50 |
she and young actor Richard Long are getting steadier and steadier
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| October 51 |
attends the premiere of Bright Victory at the Carthay Circle with Dick Clayton
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| Late 51 |
is given a Cadillac and a swimming pool by billionaire Howard Hughes
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| December 51 |
attends the Ice Follies of 1952 with Dick Clayton
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| 52 |
Diana Lynn becomes her last-minute replacement in Meet Me at the Fair
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| May 52 |
is a new two-around-town with the little brother of Maureen O’Hara
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| 27 June 53 |
marries obstetrician Dr. James Vincent McNulty in North Hollywood. She’s twenty-four; he’s thirty-five. She was introduced to him by his brother, singer-comedian Dennis Day. Bridesmaids are actresses Joan Leslie, Jane Withers, and Betty Lynn.
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| January 54 |
attends the Ice Follies with husband Dr. James McNulty
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| March 54 |
attends the Oriental welcome-back party for Korean homecomers Terry Moore and Susan Zanuck, at Ciro's, with her husband
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| 10 June 54 |
her son Timothy Patrick is born in Los Angeles
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| 14 December 55 |
her daughter Maureen Ann is born in Los Angeles
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| June 55 |
wins the Star of David Medallion
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| December 55 |
attends Herman Hover’s cocktail party for Sammy Davis, Jr., at Ciro’s
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| 23 December 57 |
her daughter Kathleen Mary is born in Los Angeles
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| May 57 |
does an advertisement for Lustre Creme Shampoo
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| 9 December 60 |
her son Terence Grady is born in Los Angeles
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| 10 April 63 |
her daughter Eileen Alana is born in Los Angeles
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replaces Shirley Jones on tour in Wait Until Dark
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| 73 |
being devout Catholics, she and her husband are awarded the rank of Lady and Knight of the Holy Sepulchre by Cardinal Cooke
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| 91 |
lives with her family in Los Angeles
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| 06 |
resides near San Diego
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| 13 May 07 |
becomes the widow of McNulty, who dies at age 89 in La Jolla, California
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Sources:
Hollywood Players: The Forties by James Robert Parish, Made in Heaven by Victoria Houseman, Screen Stories, Silver Screen, Motion Picture, "Diana Lynn - A Reluctant Peter Pan" by Colin Briggs in Classic Images, Photoplay, www.Ancestry.com, Bruce A. Adams |
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