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Ann Blyth Profile
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| 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 | |
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