About Leni Lynn
Lived 1923 – 2010 (aged 86). Leni Lynn was an American actor and film actor.
Leni Lynn (born Angelina Ciofani; May 3, 1923 – January 1, 2010) was an American actress and a contralto singer. She was also known as Leni Hoffer. Lynn learned to sing by listening to recordings. When she was 13, friends and neighbors in Pasaic contributed 10,000 dimes to send her to Hollywood to try for success in films. On September 6, 1938, she received a contract from MGM. Her last husband, composer and conductor Bernard Hoffer, survived her.
On January 1, 2010, Lynn died of complications of a stroke in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. She was 86.
Selected filmography Babes in Arms (1939) Hullabaloo (1940) Angels with Broken Wings (1941) Heaven Is Round the Corner (1944) Give Me the Stars (1945) Gaiety George (1946) Spring Song (1946)
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Who was Leni Lynn?
American actress (1923-2010)
When was Leni Lynn born?
Leni Lynn was born on 3 May 1923 in Waterbury.
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Leni Lynn died on 1 January 2010 in Croton-on-Hudson.
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Leni Lynn was an actor and film actor.
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Leni Lynn was American.
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