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Jeffrey Lynn‌

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Birthday

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Jeffrey Lynn

Auburn, Massachusetts, USA

Jeffrey Lynn

Auburn, Massachusetts, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1909-02-16

Popularity

star1.7

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeffrey Lynn (born Ragnar Godfrey Lind; February 16, 1909 – November 24, 1995) was an American stage-screen actor and film producer who worked primarily through the Golden Age of Hollywood establishing himself as one of the premier talents of his time. Throughout his acting career, both on stage and in film, he was typecast as "the attractive, reliable love interest of the heroine," or "the tall, stalwart hero." Born and raised in Massachusetts, he attended Bates College, before working as a teacher. He was tapped to act in his first film in 1938, which convinced him to move to Hollywood, California. His second film–Four Daughters (1938)–propelled him into national fame sparking three sequels: Daughters Courageous (1939), Four Wives (1939) and Four Mothers (1941) with Lynn reprising his role in each of them. He was at the center of the Gone with the Wind (1939) screening controversy; he was noted as the top contender to play Ashley Wilkes, however, the directer eventually chose Leslie Howard instead. Lynn was asked to join James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart in The Roaring Twenties (1939), a gangster noir that garnered him critical praise. His success continued with such films as The Fighting 69th (1940) in which he portrayed poet-soldier Joyce Kilmer opposite Cagney, It All Came True (1940), All This and Heaven Too (1940) and Million Dollar Baby (1941). His movie career was put on hold for World War II draft, where he received a Bronze Star for his service as a in Italy and Austria as a combat intelligence captain. He returned to the screen in 1948 and was in the notably successful, A Letter to Three Wives (1949), which went on to be nominated of best picture in the 1950 prime time Academy Awards. A year later he joined that cast of Home Town Story (1951) billed alongside Marilyn Monroe. His later film career credits include: BUtterfield 8 (1960) along with Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey, and Tony Rome (1967) with Frank Sinatra. Lynn also began to act on Broadway and was featured in such plays as Any Wednesday (1966) and Dinner at Eight (1967). Later on in his career he found mixed critical success television starring in hit shows such as Robert Montgomery Presents, Your Show of Shows, My Son Jeep (with young Martin Huston), and Lux Video Theatre. He died in November 1995 in Burbank, California from natural causes and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. Actor Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is named in honor of Jeffrey Lynn.

Movie Credits

BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8‌
star6.3
calendar 1960

Tony Rome

Tony Rome‌
star6.3
calendar 1967

Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway‌
star6.5
calendar 1953

Home Town Story

Home Town Story‌
star4.6
calendar 1951

Strange Bargain

Strange Bargain‌
star5.5
calendar 1949

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too‌
star7.1
calendar 1940

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties‌
star7.5
calendar 1939

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives‌
star7.2
calendar 1949

It All Came True

It All Came True‌
star5.6
calendar 1940

Four Daughters

Four Daughters‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th‌
star5.4
calendar 1940

Whiplash

Whiplash‌
star4.9
calendar 1948

For the Love of Mary

For the Love of Mary‌
star5.8
calendar 1948

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby‌
star6.0
calendar 1941

Underground

Underground‌
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calendar 1941

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent‌
star5.9
calendar 1939

Four Wives

Four Wives‌
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calendar 1939

Out Where the Stars Begin

Out Where the Stars Begin‌
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calendar 1938

Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous‌
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calendar 1939

Four Mothers

Four Mothers‌
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calendar 1941

Flight from Destiny

Flight from Destiny‌
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calendar 1941

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase‌
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calendar 1961

Black Bart

Black Bart‌
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calendar 1948

Lost Lagoon

Lost Lagoon‌
star5.8
calendar 1957

My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back‌
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calendar 1940

When Were You Born

When Were You Born‌
star5.2
calendar 1938

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Yes, My Darling Daughter‌
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calendar 1939

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman‌
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calendar 1940

Doorway to Suspicion

Doorway to Suspicion‌
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calendar 1954

Up Front

Up Front‌
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calendar 1951

Law of the Tropics

Law of the Tropics‌
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calendar 1941

A Child Is Born

A Child Is Born‌
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calendar 1939

Captain China

Captain China‌
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calendar 1950

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn‌
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calendar 1938

The Body Disappears

The Body Disappears‌
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calendar 1941

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind‌
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calendar 1988

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942‌
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calendar 1942

Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain‌
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calendar 1950

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
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calendar 1984

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon‌
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calendar 1981

Midnight Caller

Midnight Caller‌
star7.4
calendar 1988

Knots Landing

Knots Landing‌
star6.8
calendar 1979

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.7
calendar 1948

Ironside

Ironside‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
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calendar 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Suspense

Suspense‌
star4.6
calendar 1949

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents‌
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calendar 1950

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

Lights Out

Lights Out‌
star5.3
calendar 1949

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
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calendar 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
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calendar 1950

Star Stage

Star Stage‌
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calendar 1955

Suspense

Suspense‌
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calendar 1949

Suspense

Suspense‌
star4.6
calendar 1949

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
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calendar 1950