Eleanor Lynn (October 29, 1916 – December 26, 1996) was an American actress who was known for both movies and theater. Her films include ''The Magician's Daughter'' (1938), ''
Fugitives for a Night'' (1938) and ''As Husbands Go'' (1933). She left Hollywood to star in the Broadway production of the
Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. In the mid-1930s, he was widely seen as the potential successor to Nobel Prize–winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, as O'Neill began to withd ...
play ''
Rocket to the Moon
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'' (1938),
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1916 births
1996 deaths
20th-century American actresses
American film actresses
American stage actresses
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