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Jeffrey Lynn

Jeffrey Lynn
Jeffrey Lynn
Born: Feb 16, 1909 in Auburn, Massachusetts
Died: Nov 24, 1995 in Burbank, California
Occupation: Actor, Writer,
Active: '30s-'50s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: All This and Heaven Too, The Fighting 69th, Lost Lagoon
First Major Screen Credit: The Roaring Twenties (1939)
4 Videos for Jeffrey Lynn
Forbidden Love (1982) All This and Heaven Too (1940) The Fighting 69th (1940)
Butterfield 8 (1960)
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Biography:

After his graduation from Bates College, Jeffrey Lynn worked as a high school English and speech teacher. He turned to acting in the mid-'30s and in 1937 was signed to a stock Warner Bros. contract. A bit too lightweight for important roles, he was a fine second-echelon leading man, and before leaving Warners he'd compiled several impressive credits, including such roles as poet Joyce Kilmer in The Fighting 69th (1940) and Henry Mortyn Field in All This and Heaven Too (1940).

He also starred as Ashley Wilkes in the screen tests of Selznick's Gone With the Wind (1939), feeding lines to such aspiring Scarlett O'Haras as Paulette Goddard and Frances Dee. During WWII, he served as an army intelligence officer, earning a Bronze Star. He returned to films in 1948 in hopes of revitalizing his career, but found more success as a stage and television actor.

His TV credits included two series, My Son Jeep (1953) and Star Stage (1955). Jeffrey Lynn retired from acting in 1968 to devote his time to his family and civilian business pursuits. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.