Ann Blyth Profile

Ann Blyth

16 August 28	is born in Mount Kisco, New York, to Harry Blyth and Nan Lynch
?	her parents separate early, and she moves into an apartment on East 31st Street, New York City, with her mother and sister
?	attends Catholic schools
c 37	is a member of New York’s Children’s Opera
?	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.
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.
46	her mother dies, and she moves to her uncle and aunt’s house in the San Fernando Valley
November 48	almost marries fellow player Lon McCallister
September 50	she and young actor Richard Long are getting steadier and steadier
October 51	attends the premiere of Bright Victory at the Carthay Circle with Dick Clayton
Late 51	is given a Cadillac and a swimming pool by billionaire Howard Hughes
December 51	attends the Ice Follies of 1952 with Dick Clayton
52	Diana Lynn becomes her last-minute replacement in Meet Me at the Fair
May 52	is a new two-around-town with the little brother of Maureen O’Hara
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.
January 54	attends the Ice Follies with husband Dr. James McNulty
March 54	attends the Oriental welcome-back party for Korean homecomers Terry Moore and Susan Zanuck, at Ciro's, with her husband
10 June 54	her son Timothy Patrick is born in Los Angeles
14 December 55	her daughter Maureen Ann is born in Los Angeles
June 55	wins the Star of David Medallion
December 55	attends Herman Hover’s cocktail party for Sammy Davis, Jr., at Ciro’s
23 December 57	her daughter Kathleen Mary is born in Los Angeles
May 57	does an advertisement for Lustre Creme Shampoo
9 December 60	her son Terence Grady is born in Los Angeles
10 April 63	her daughter Eileen Alana is born in Los Angeles
66-67	replaces Shirley Jones on tour in Wait Until Dark
73	being devout Catholics, she and her husband are awarded the rank of Lady and Knight of the Holy Sepulchre by Cardinal Cooke
91	lives with her family in Los Angeles
06	resides near San Diego
13 May 07	becomes the widow of McNulty, who dies at age 89 in La Jolla, California

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
Recommended Books:
Links: Filmography