Lynn Cartwright
{{Short description|American actress (1927–2004)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Lynn Cartwright
| image = Lynn Cartwright The Wasp Woman 1959.jpg
| caption = Cartwright in The Wasp Woman (1959)
| birth_name = Doralyn E. Cartwright
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1927|02|27}}
| birth_place = McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S.
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2004|01|02|1927|02|27}}
| resting_place = Hollywood Forever Cemetery
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1955–1992
| notable_works = A League of Their Own
| spouse = {{marriage|Leo Gordon|1950|2000|end=died}}
| children = 1
| father = Wilburn Cartwright
| relatives =
}}
Lynn Cartwright (born Doralyn E. Cartwright; February 27, 1927{{Citation needed |date=April 2023}} – January 2, 2004) was an American character actress known for her performance as the older version of Geena Davis' character, Dottie Hinson, in the 1992 film A League of Their Own.
Early years
Cartwright was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, the daughter of U.S. Congressman Wilburn Cartwright{{cite news |last1=Zylstra |first1=Freida |title=Lynn Cartwright from stage to screen to skillet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71297430/lynn-cartwright/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |work=Chicago Tribune |page=74|via = Newspapers.com}} and his wife Carrie (née Staggs). She studied drama at Stephens College and at American Academy in New York.
Career
Her acting career spanned from 1957 to 1992 and included smaller roles in films such as Black Patch (1957), The Cry Baby Killer (1958), The Wasp Woman (1959), All the Loving Couples (1969), Son of Hitler (1978) and Lovelines (1984).{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} For 15 years, she was involved with the Group Repertory Theater in Los Angeles.
Cartwright was chosen for the role in A League of Their Own not just because she closely resembled Geena Davis, but also because many of her mannerisms were similar.{{cite news| last1=Marx| first1=Andy| title=MOVIES: Off-Centerpiece: Hey, Wait a Darned Minute! That Can't Possibly Be Geena| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-05-ca-2554-story.html|access-date=April 20, 2018| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=July 5, 1992}}
Personal life
Cartwright was married to actor and screenwriter Leo Gordon from February 14, 1950, until his death on December 24, 2000.{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Scott |title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. |date=August 19, 2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2599-7 |page=288 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lynn+Cartwright%22+actress&pg=PA288 |access-date=February 17, 2021 |language=en}} She had a daughter, Tara, and a stepdaughter.{{Citation needed |date=April 2023}}
Death
She died in her home from complications of dementia on January 2, 2004, aged 76, after she fractured her hip.{{cite news |title=Lynn Cartwright, 76; Character Actress in Films and Television |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71296507/lynn-cartwright/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=January 10, 2004 |page=B 16|via = Newspapers.com}} Her ashes and those of her husband are together in a memorial display in a columbarium at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Black Patch | Kitty | |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Jean Sobel | Season 3 Episode 19: "The Equalizer" |
| 1958 | The Cry Baby Killer | Julie | |
| 1958 | Queen of Outer Space | Venusian Girl #4 | |
| 1959
|Margret Baker |Season 4, Episode 34: "Express Delivery" | |||
| 1959 | The Wasp Woman | Maureen Reardon | |
| 1960 | The Apartment | Elevator Supervisor with Clicker | Uncredited |
| 1965 | The Girls on the Beach | Waitress | Uncredited |
| 1969 | All the Loving Couples | Natalie | |
| 1969 | The Erotic Adventures of Robin Hood | Lady Sallyforth | |
| 1971
|Jessica Caldwell |Episode: "Million Dollar Bluff" | |||
| 1972
|Clare Evans |Episode: "Hot Spell" | |||
| 1972 | Class of '74 | Marsha | |
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | ||
| 1975
|Jan Cartwright |Episode: "Gus Corbin" | |||
| 1978 | The Seniors | Miss Creighton | |
| 1978 | The Lucifer Complex | Assistant Brunner | |
| 1979 | Son of Hitler | Annie | |
| 1984 | Lovelines | Mrs. Woodson | |
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Fashion Show Host | |
| 1992 | A League of Their Own | Older Dottie Hinson | (final film role) |
References
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- {{IMDb name|0142187}}
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Category:People from McAlester, Oklahoma
Category:American film actresses
Category:Actresses from Oklahoma
Category:Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:Deaths from dementia in California