Eric Linden
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Eric Linden was an American
actor. He began his film career in 1931, appearing in over 30 movies, including a minor role in Gone with the Wind
.
to Phillip Linden and Elvira Lundborg, both of Swedish
descent. His father was a professional pianist
and an actor on stage with the Theater Royal when he lived in Stockholm, Sweden.
When Eric was six, Phillip Linden deserted his family in New York City. To help support his family, he sold newspapers on Tenth Avenue
. Linden participated in school plays at DeWitt Clinton High School
. After graduation, he worked his way through Columbia University
.
He starred in his debut in the 1931 RKO Radio Pictures crime film Are These Our Children?. Other films included Big City Blues
(1932), costarring with Joan Blondell
, Ah, Wilderness!
(1935), The Voice of Bugle Ann
(1936), Old Hutch
(1936), opposite Wallace Beery
, A Family Affair
(1937), the first Andy Hardy
movie, and The Good Old Soak
(1937), again with Beery.
However, his career petered out and he left Hollywood after his final film, Criminals Within (1943). Eric Linden died in South Laguna Beach, California, aged 84.
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actor. He began his film career in 1931, appearing in over 30 movies, including a minor role in Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (film)
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard...
.
Biography
Eric Linden was born in New York CityNew York City
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to Phillip Linden and Elvira Lundborg, both of Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
descent. His father was a professional pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and an actor on stage with the Theater Royal when he lived in Stockholm, Sweden.
When Eric was six, Phillip Linden deserted his family in New York City. To help support his family, he sold newspapers on Tenth Avenue
Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)
Tenth Avenue, known as Amsterdam Avenue north of 59th Street, is a north-south thoroughfare on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It carries uptown traffic as far as West 110th Street, also known as Cathedral Parkway for the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine...
. Linden participated in school plays at DeWitt Clinton High School
DeWitt Clinton High School
DeWitt Clinton High School is an American high school located in the Bronx, New York City, New York.-History:Clinton opened in 1897 at 60 West 13th Street at the northern end of Greenwich Village under the name of Boys High School, although this Boys High School was not related to the one in Brooklyn...
. After graduation, he worked his way through Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
He starred in his debut in the 1931 RKO Radio Pictures crime film Are These Our Children?. Other films included Big City Blues
Big City Blues (1932 film)
Big City Blues is a 1932 Warner Bros. drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The story is based on the play by Ward Morehouse and the film stars Joan Blondell.-Plot:...
(1932), costarring with Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell
Rose Joan Blondell was an American actress who performed in movies and on television for five decades as Joan Blondell.After winning a beauty pageant, Blondell embarked upon a film career...
, Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness! (film)
Ah, Wilderness! is a 1935 screen adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play of the same name starring Wallace Beery. The movie was filmed in Grafton, Massachusetts and directed by Clarence Brown. Beery plays the drunken uncle later portrayed on Broadway by Jackie Gleason, and the film features Lionel...
(1935), The Voice of Bugle Ann
The Voice of Bugle Ann
The Voice of Bugle Ann is a 1936 film directed by Richard Thorpe, based on a novel of the same title by MacKinlay Kantor.- Brief Synopsis :A Missouri farmer's love for his hunting dog triggers a feud that divides the county...
(1936), Old Hutch
Old Hutch
Old Hutch is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Wallace Beery as a man who finds $100,000 in the depths of the Depression.-Cast:*Wallace Beery as Hutch Hutchins*Eric Linden as Dave Jolly...
(1936), opposite Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery was an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill opposite Marie Dressler, as Long John Silver in Treasure Island, as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa!, and his titular role in The Champ, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor...
, A Family Affair
A Family Affair (film)
A Family Affair is the first entry in the Andy Hardy film series, though Mickey Rooney has a secondary role as the son of Judge Hardy, played by Lionel Barrymore. The highly respected judge has to deal with family and political problems. The film was based on the play Skidding by Aurania...
(1937), the first Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy was a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an MGM film series from 1937 to 1958. Spanning over 20 years, the 16 movies were based on characters in the play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol....
movie, and The Good Old Soak
The Good Old Soak
The Good Old Soak is a 1937 drama film directed by J. Walter Ruben, with a screenplay by A. E. Thomas based upon the stage play of the same name by Don Marquis. The film stars Wallace Beery with a supporting cast of Una Merkel, Eric Linden, Betty Furness, and Ted Healy.According to E.J...
(1937), again with Beery.
However, his career petered out and he left Hollywood after his final film, Criminals Within (1943). Eric Linden died in South Laguna Beach, California, aged 84.