She was a child prodigy, pianist, at age 10, and her first movie role  was one of the children in, "They Shall Have Music" (1939). You see her  playing the piano. She made another movie using her 'real name' - Dolly  in, "There's Magic in Music" (1941). She signed a long term contract  with Paramount in 1942, and had her named changed to Diana Lynn. She had  good roles in, "The Major, and the Minor" (1942); "The Miracle of  Morgan's Creek", and, "Our Hearts Were Young, and Gay" - both in 1944.  She had fewer roles as she matured; she did do, "Bedtime for Bonzo"  (1951), but had a nice career on TV shows. She died of a stroke when she  was making a comeback in film. Her marriages were from 1948 to 1954 to  architect John C. Lindsay; no children; then in December 6,1956, she  married Mortimer C.Hall, president of L.A. radio station, KLAC. His  mother was Dorothy Schiff, publisher then of the 'New York Post'. She  had four children with him between 1958, and 1964. They moved to New  York City so he could assume a post on his mother's paper. She passed  away on December 18, 1971 of a stroke / brain hemorrhage in Los Angeles.