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Linda Darnell: Texas Star's Rise and Fiery Endnote
Monetta Eloyse Darnell born in Dallas rose from Oak Cliff child performer to Fox contract star Linda Darnell. Her career spanned cheeky roles to dramatic acclaim before a 1965 townhouse fire in Chicago ended her life. the column recalls a tumultuous Hollywood journey tied to Texas roots.
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Dallas Morning News
Sheilah Graham
Dallas
Monetta Eloyse Darnell
Oak Cliff
Sunset High School
Tweedles
Hollywood
Twentieth Century- Fox
Tinsel Town
Fox
Tyrone Power
Brigham Young
Look Magazine
Hanover Square
Anna
Clementine
Forever Amber
Walls of Jericho
Look
Marilyn Monroe
Harbor Lights
Screen Directors Playhouse
Playhouse 90
Jane Wyman
Memory Lane
Linda Darnell