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FilmographyTV Shows/SeriesThe F.B.I. (Belinda) [1967 - 1968] (# of episodes: 2) The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (Miss Twickum) [1967] (# of episodes: 1) Perry Mason (Ruth Duncan) [1964 - 1965] (# of episodes: 2) Death Valley Days (Belle Wilgus) [1964] (# of episodes: 1) Ripcord (Meg Collins) [1963] (# of episodes: 1) Ben Casey (Ethel Dixon) [1961] (# of episodes: 1) Everglades (Sarah Clay) [1961] (# of episodes: 1) The New Breed (Mrs. Grace) [1961] (# of episodes: 1) Checkmate (Marje Bates) [1961] (# of episodes: 1) Michael Shayne (Dolores) [1961] (# of episodes: 1) The Aquanauts (Ann Nincel) [1960] (# of episodes: 1) Law of the Plainsman (Constance Valeri) [1960] (# of episodes: 1) Overland Trail (Myra Belle Shirley, aka Belle Starr) [1960] (# of episodes: 1) Bronco (Amy Biggs) [1959] (# of episodes: 1) Disneyland (Mrs. Simmons) [1959] (# of episodes: 1) The Red Skelton Show (Clara Appleby) [1958] (# of episodes: 1) Climax! (Mrs. Combie) [1956] (# of episodes: 1) Studio 57 (Diane Breen) [1955 - 1956] (# of episodes: 2) Screen Directors Playhouse (Hattie Mae Warren) [1955] (# of episodes: 1) Science Fiction Theatre (Verda Wingate) [1955] (# of episodes: 1) The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (Linda) [1955] (# of episodes: 1) City Detective (Anita) [1954 - 1955] (# of episodes: 2) Viceroy Star Theatre (Millie Karns) [1954] (# of episodes: 1) The Ford Television Theatre [1953] (# of episodes: 1) The Schaefer Century Theatre [1952] (# of episodes: 1) Boss Lady (Gwen Allen) [1952] Lux Video Theatre (Callous Daughter) [1951 - 1956] (# of episodes: 4) Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (Self) [1951] (# of episodes: 1) The Bigelow Theatre (Fiona Green) [1951] (# of episodes: 1) Detective`s Wife (Connie Conway) [1950] |
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A curvaceous, dark-haired WWII pin-up beauty (aka "The Woo Woo Girl" and "The Girl with the Million Dollar Figure"), "B" film star Lynn Bari had the requisite looks and talent but little of the lucky breaks to permeate the "A" rankings during her extensive Hollywood career. Nevertheless, some worthy performances continue to stand out for her in late-night viewings.
She was born with the elite-sounding name of Margaret Schuyler Fisher on December 18, 1913 (various sources also list 1915, 1917 and 1919!) in Roanoke, Virginia. She and her younger brother John moved with their mother to Boston following the death of their father in 1926. Her mother remarried, this time to a minister, and the family relocated once again when her stepfather was assigned a ministry in California (Institute of Religious Science in Los Angeles). Paying her dues for years as a snappy bit-part chorine, secretary, party girl and/or glorified extra while being groomed as a starlet under contract to MGM and Fox respectively), her first released film was the MGM comedy Meet the Baron (1933) providing typical window dressing as a collegiate. For the next few years there was little growth at either studio, usually standing amidst others in crowd scenes and looking excited. Finally in Lancer Spy (1937), she received her first billing on screen in a minor part as "Miss Fenwick". Though more bit parts were to dribble in, the year 1938 proved to be her break through year. She finally gained some ground into playing the "other woman" role in glossy soaps and musicals, first giving Barbara Stanwyck some trouble in Always Goodbye (1938). Fox Studios finally handed her some smart co-leads and top supports in such second-tier films as Return of the Cisco Kid (1939), Pack Up Your Troubles (1939), Hotel for Women (1939) and Hollywood Cavalcade (1939). Anxiously waiting for "the big one", she made due with her strong looks, tending toward unsympathetic parts. She enjoyed the attention she received playing disparaging society ladies, divas, villainesses and even a strong-willed prairie flowers in such films as Pier 13 (1940), Earthbound (1940), Kit Carson (1940) and Sun Valley Serenade (1941), but they did little to advance her in the ranks. The very best role of her frisky career came with the grade "A" comedy The Magnificent Dope (1942) sharing top billing with Henry Fonda and Don Ameche. But good roles were hard to find in Lynn`s case and she good-naturedly took whatever was given her. Other ripe, above-average movies (she appeared in well over 150) of this period came with China Girl (1942), Hello Frisco, Hello (1943), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) and Nocturne (1946). With diminishing offers for film parts by the 1950s, she starting leaning heavily towards stage and TV work. She continued her career until the late 60s and then retired. Her last work included the film The Young Runaways (1968) and TV episodes of "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." and "The F.B.I." Divorced three times in all, husband #2 was volatile manager/producer Sidney Luft, better known as Judy Garland ex-hubby years later and the father of her only child. Her third husband was a doctor/psychiatrist and she worked as his nurse for quite some time. They divorced in 1972. Plagued by arthritis in later years, Lynn passed away from heart problems on November 20, 1989. Although she may have been labeled a "B" leading lady, she definitely was in the "A" ranks when it came to class an |
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BiographyFriends and FamilyVivian Blaine [Friend] :: Alice Faye [Friend] :: John Owen [Brother] :: John Fisher [Father] :: Marjorie Halpen [Mother]Trivia and QuotesQuotes I guess the top brass thought I was a lady Hugh Herbert, but the audiences, the public, continue to remember me, and what greater accolade can an actress get?
Trivia Profiled in "Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames" bu Ray Hagen and Laura Wagner (McFarland, 2004). Second only to Betty Grable in WWII pin-up popularity according to a GI`s poll taken at the time. Lynn had two children by former husband Sidney Luft, who later married and divorced Judy Garland. Her first, a daughter, was born in August of 1945 but died shortly after. Lynn never quite got over the loss. Her second child, John Michael, was born in 1948. She was tested for the prime female role in Blood and Sand (1941) opposite Tyrone Power but lost the part because her dancing skills were below par. Rita Hayworth won the role and Lynn was cast as Tyrone`s sister instead. Her stage name was derived from the names of stage legend Lynn Fontanne and author J.M. Barrie (without the "ie"). While on the set of Shock (1946) one day, she was talking with co-star Anabel Shaw and mentioned that she was a direct descendant, on her mother`s side, of Revolutionary War hero Alexander Hamilton. Shaw revealed that she was a direct descendant of Aaron Burr--the man who killed Hamilton in the famous duel. Son with Sidney Luft, John Michael Luft (b. 18 September 1948) | ||
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