Sharon Lynn (born D'Auvergne Sharon Lindsay, April 9, 1901 – May 26, 1963) was an American actress and singer. She began playing in silent films but enjoyed her biggest success in the early sound years of motion pictures before fading away in the mid-1930s. She is perhaps best known for portraying Lola Marcel, the villainess in the

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comedy feature, '' Way Out West''.

Early years

Lynn was born in

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. She moved to Fullerton, California, at a young age and was educated in Fullerton's public schools. Later she was a student at the Paramount Motion Picture School.

Career

After appearing in several silent films, Lynn debuted in talking pictures in ''Speakeasy'' (1929). After her best known film role opposite

in ''Way Out West'', she made only one more film, a musical made in Britain, '' Thistledown'', and then retired from the screen.

Personal life

On January 16, 1932, in Yuma, Arizona, Lynn married film executive Benjamin Glazer who died in 1956. She was also wed to John Sershen.

Death

On May 26, 1963, Lynn died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, at age 62 of

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Partial filmography

* '' Curlytop'' (1924) *'' The Coward'' (1927) *''Clancy's Kosher Wedding'' (1927) * ''

Tom's Gang ''Tom's Gang'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Sharon Lynn and Frankie Darro.Langman, p. 459 Cast * Tom Tyler as Dave Collins * Sharon Lynn as Lucille Rogers * Frankie Darro as Sp ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) *'' Aflame in the Sky'' (1927) * ''

Jake the Plumber ''Jake the Plumber'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Jesse De Vorska, Sharon Lynn and Rosa Rosanova.Munden p.391 Synopsis The film follows the adventures of Jake, a Jewish apprentice to the Irish plu ...

'' (1927) *''

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'' (1928) *'' Son of the Golden West'' (1928) *'' Give and Take'' (1928) *''

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'' (1928) *''

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'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) *'' Sunny Side Up'' (1929) *''

Let's Go Places ''Let's Go Places'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film made by the Fox Film Corporation. Directed by Frank R. Strayer, the film uses a screenplay by William K. Wells which is based on a story by Andrew Bennison. It was choreographed by Dan ...

'' (1930) *''

Up the River ''Up the River'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, and starring Claire Luce, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. The plot concerns escaped convicts, as well as a female convict. It was the feature film debut role of ...

'' (1930) *''

Crazy That Way ''Crazy That Way'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Kenneth MacKenna, Joan Bennett and Regis Toomey,Kellow, p. 466 and based on the play ''In Love With Love'' by Vincent Lawrence. Cast * Kenn ...

'' (1930) *'' Lightnin''' (1930) *''

Men on Call ''Men on Call'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by James Kevin McGuinness and Basil Woon. The picture stars Edmund Lowe, Mae Clarke, William Harrigan, Sharon Lynn, Warren Hymer and Ruth Warren. T ...

'' (1931) *'' Too Many Cooks'' (1931) *''

The Big Broadcast ''The Big Broadcast'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Stuart Erwin, and Leila Hyams. Based on the play ''Wild Waves'' by William Ford Manley, the film is about a radio-singer wh ...

'' (1932) *''

Discarded Lovers ''Discarded Lovers'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer. Plot summary Discarded Lovers is a murder mystery. Early in the film a blonde bombshell movie star is murdered and her body is found in a car. She ...

'' (1932) *'' Enter Madame'' (1935) *''

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'' (1935) *'' Way Out West'' (1937) *'' Thistledown'' (1938)

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