Jeffrey Lynn
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1988 · Midnight Caller as Ambrose McGee
- 1988 · The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Sam Wilson
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Mr. Ahern
- 1967 · Tony Rome as Adam Boyd
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1961 · The Spiral Staircase as Doctor Parry
- 1960 · BUtterfield 8 as Bingham Smith
- 1957 · Lost Lagoon as Charlie Walker
- 1955 · Star Stage as Self - Host
- 1954 · Doorway to Suspicion as Paul Stapleton
- 1953 · Main Street to Broadway as Self (uncredited)
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · Tales of Tomorrow as
- 1951 · Home Town Story as Blake Washburn
- 1951 · Up Front as Capt. Ralph Johnson
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Seth Warner
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Tom
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Ralph Caswell
- 1950 · Miracle in the Rain as Art Hugenon
- 1950 · Your Show of Shows as
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · Captain China as Capt. George Brendensen
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
- 1949 · Strange Bargain as Sam Wilson
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1949 · A Letter to Three Wives as Bradford 'Brad' Bishop
- 1949 · Suspense as John Bantreagh
- 1949 · Suspense as Don Ashley
- 1949 · Suspense as
- 1948 · Whiplash as Dr. Arnold Vincent
- 1948 · Studio One as Art Hugenon
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1948 · For the Love of Mary as Phillip Manning
- 1948 · Black Bart as Lance Hardeen
- 1942 · Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1941 · The Body Disappears as Peter DeHaven
- 1941 · Law of the Tropics as Jim Conwoy
- 1941 · Underground as Kurt Franken
- 1941 · Million Dollar Baby as James Amory
- 1941 · Flight from Destiny as Michael Farroway
- 1941 · Four Mothers as Felix Deitz
- 1940 · Money and the Woman as Dave Bennett
- 1940 · My Love Came Back as Tony Baldwin
- 1940 · All This, and Heaven Too as Henry Martyn Field
- 1940 · It All Came True as Tommy Taylor
- 1940 · The Fighting 69th as Joyce Kilmer
- 1939 · Four Wives as Felix Dietz
- 1939 · A Child Is Born as Jed Sutton
- 1939 · The Roaring Twenties as Lloyd Hart
- 1939 · Espionage Agent as Lowell Warrington
- 1939 · Daughters Courageous as John S. 'Johnny' Heming
- 1939 · Yes, My Darling Daughter as Douglas Hall
- 1938 · Four Daughters as Felix Deitz
- 1938 · Cowboy from Brooklyn as Chronicle Reporter
- 1938 · When Were You Born as Davis
- 1938 · Out Where the Stars Begin as Makeup Artist