Lynn Merrick

Lynn Merrick (born Marilyn Llewelling;

In the 1930s, Merrick studied acting and worked as a model after moving to California.

In 1940, Merrick was one of thirteen women selected by the Motion Picture Publicists Association as a "Baby Star", a selection process which was meant to highlight the most promising new film stars. She made the bulk of her films during the 1940s, starring in 22 feature films for Republic Pictures; 16 of these were Don Barry westerns.

Merrick's first Barry film was Two Gun Sheriff and her last was Fugitive from Sonora. She later worked for Columbia Pictures, where she starred in films alongside Richard Dix, Chester Morris, and Warner Baxter. Merrick retired from films after Escape from Terror (1955), and the divorce became final on August 26, 1948.

On October 26, 1949, Merrick married producer Robert Goelet Jr. in Europe. Both unions were childless. In 1950, Merrick received emergency treatment at Santa Monica Hospital after taking an overdose of sleeping pills. A news story distributed by International News Service described the overdose as "the climax to a spat with her husband, wealthy Robert Goelet."

Merrick died on March 25, 2007, at age 87, at her home in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her remains were cremated and her ashes scattered.

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