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George Lynn (actor)

{{Short description|American actor and writer (1906–1967)}}

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| name = George Lynn

| image = George Lynn in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941).jpg

| caption = Lynn in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

| birth_name = Peter George Lynn

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|01|28|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|12|03|1906|01|28|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|writer}}

| years_active = 1936–1961

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Peter George Lynn (January 28, 1906 – December 3, 1967) was an American actor and writer.

Early life

Lynn was born January 28, 1906, in Cumberland, Maryland. He graduated from Washington and Lee University and worked as a pilot for Curtiss-Wright before he became an actor.{{cite news |last1=Kahn |first1=Alexander |title=Hollywood Film Shop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76990300/the-daily-notes/ |accessdate=October 15, 2019 |work=The Daily Notes |agency=United Press |date=October 29, 1937 |location=Pennsylvania, Canonsburg |page=14|via = Newspapers.com}}

Career

Lynn acted in about 30 plays at the Pasadena Playhouse. He appeared in films such as Sinner Take All (1936), the MGM Academy Award nominated short Torture Money (1937),{{cite book|last=Dumaux|first=Sally|title=King Baggot: A Biography and Filmography of the First King of the Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVI1wwVlwIMC&pg=PA257|date=1 January 2002|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1350-8|page=257}} The Great Dictator (1940), and To Be or Not to Be (1942).{{cite book|last=Eagan|first=Daniel|title=America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry|url=https://archive.org/details/americasfilmlega0000eaga|url-access=registration|date=January 2010|publisher=Continuum|isbn=978-0-8264-2977-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/americasfilmlega0000eaga/page/349 349]}} Towards the end of his career he appeared in television series such as The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1956–8), The Untouchables (1959) and The Deputy (1961).

Lynn was also a playwright and a contributor of material published in magazines.{{cite news |last1=Coons |first1=Robbin |title=George Lynn's Specialty Is Life Under The 'O' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37201573/george_lynn/ |accessdate=October 15, 2019 |work=The Messenger |date=November 3, 1937 |location=Kentucky, Madisonville |page=4|via = Newspapers.com}}

Death

Lynn died December 3, 1967, in Los Angeles, California.{{Citation needed |date=December 2021}}

Selected filmography

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References

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External links

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  • {{IMDb name|id=0528685|name=George Lynn}}

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Category:1906 births

Category:1964 deaths

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male television actors

Category:Actors from Cumberland, Maryland

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:American male stage actors

Category:Washington and Lee University alumni