Lynne Carver
Biography
Lynne Carver was an American film actress whose screen credits ran to more than 40 films, from 1933 to 1955. Born in 1916, she headed to Hollywood as a young woman after winning a beauty pageant, initially billed as Virginia Reid at RKO Pictures and seen as one of the Goldwyn Girls. She then joined MGM under the name Lynne Carver and entered the studio's stock of actresses, moving from bit parts up to ingenue roles. She was known for playing Alice Raymond in the early Dr. Kildare movies, and she made several films with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Her MGM credits included Maytime (1937), Everybody Sing (1938) and A Christmas Carol (1938), in which she played Bess. She finished her MGM years with Tennessee Johnson, and a wartime slowdown in Hollywood later left her playing mostly Republic westerns.
38years old at death
- Born Birmingham
- Died New York City
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 3 years1937 to 1940
Every film, newest first
- 1940Broadway Melody of 1940IMDb rating 7.2
- 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnIMDb rating 6.8
- 1938A Christmas CarolIMDb rating 7.5
- 1937The Bride Wore RedIMDb rating 6.3
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Big break
Carver won a beauty pageant as a young woman, and that victory took her to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.
About the name
Early in her career, Carver was billed as Virginia Reid with RKO Pictures. She also appears in several musicals as one of the "Goldwyn Girls".
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Worked with
Lynne Carver shares two films with Irving Bacon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Irving Bacon's page
Reginald Owen's page
Mickey Rooney's page
George Chandler's page
Joan Crawford's page
Gino Corrado's page
Edwin L. MarinDirector, 1 film, 1938
All films by Edwin L. Marin
Norman TaurogDirector, 1 film, 1940
All films by Norman Taurog
Richard ThorpeDirector, 1 film, 1939
All films by Richard Thorpe
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