George Lynn | |
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![]() Lynn in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) | |
Born | Peter George Lynn January 28, 1906 Cumberland, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | December 3, 1967 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 61)
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Years active | 1936–1961 |
Peter George Lynn (January 28, 1906 – December 3, 1967) was an American actor and writer.
Lynn was born January 28, 1906, in Cumberland, Maryland. He graduated from Washington and Lee University and worked as a pilot for Curtiss-Wright before he became an actor.[1]
Lynn acted in about 30 plays at the Pasadena Playhouse.[2] He appeared in films such as Sinner Take All (1936), the MGM Academy Award nominated short Torture Money (1937),[3] The Great Dictator (1940), and To Be or Not to Be (1942).[4] Towards the end of his career he appeared in television series such as The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1956–8), The Untouchables (1959) and The Deputy (1961).
Lynn was also a playwright and a contributor of material published in magazines.[2]
Lynn died December 3, 1967, in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]