Moneta Eloyse Darnell shone on the big screen in the 1940s. A beautiful woman with a chiseled figure and an angel's face captivated the hearts of millions of viewers with her wide smile and cheerful disposition. But was the life of a Hollywood star really so joyful?
How it all began
Linda Darnell began her acting career when she was 11 years old. A charming girl walked the catwalk and showed off children's outfits until she was noticed by theater agents. From the age of 13 she begins to perform on stage and plays in several productions. The talent of the girl quickly attracted one Hollywood producer, and she was offered to go to Los Angeles for a movie screening. But trouble came out - the girl lied about her age to undergo a casting, and the fraud soon revealed. I had to leave my dreams of a big movie for a while. It is worth noting that the girl herself never wanted to become an actress. But the mother did not leave her any choice - a stern woman decided everything for her daughter. The girl did not feel acting talent and without much zeal stepped on the path of show business.
The first steps
Three years later, the girl returns to the City of Angels to star in her first film, entitled "Blood and Sand." In the picture, she happened to play the role of a faithful and loving wife. Her husband is brazenly cheating with a secular beauty in front of his wife. The entire cast and crew were in love with young Linda. She easily managed to play such a tragic role at the age of 18. The film was a huge success, and the name of Linda Darnell became known throughout the world. Mother with all hands clings to a successful daughter and robes her like sticky. She appropriates all income to herself and does not want to share. Only a year later, the girl was able to free herself from the custody of her mother. However, the fighting woman does not intend to lose her wealth and begins to sue her daughter for the right to own her money. Only after marriage, the girl was able to get rid of the obsessive and arrogant mother. So from the biography of Linda Darnell, her own mother disappeared. But who dares to blame the actress?
True success
After the premiere of the first picture, proposals fell on the girl, as if from a cornucopia. She could choose roles for herself. "Song Bernadette" and "Buffalo Bill" secured her the glory of a successful actress. Then a series of equally popular films followed, but these roles no longer pleased Linda Darnell. Her partners on the set collected awards and bonuses for their roles, and the girl herself has not received anything over the years. However, this did not break the actress, and she continued to act in films, in the hope that her talent would soon be appreciated.
Husbands
Having received the first recognition and feeling like a star, actress Linda Darnell decided to get married. In 1943, she married legally married to cameraman Jay Marley. The man was 22 years older than her. At 19, the girl decided to become a mother, but it turned out that nature did not give her such an opportunity. So in the family appears the first adopted daughter - Charlotte. After eight years of marriage, the couple divorced, and the girl remained to live with her mother.
By calculation
The second marriage became less successful: businessman Philippe Liebmann did not live up to her expectations. A year and a half Linda tried to save their relationship and even adopted another girl - Alfred. But you can’t order the heart - the beauty did not love her husband and could not live with him under one roof. Initially, she married him only out of selfish motives. Having thus decided to improve her financial situation, the actress did not suspect how difficult it would be for her to live with an unloved person.
After the divorce, the adopted daughter chose to stay with her wealthy father. During this marriage, Linda significantly damaged her reputation. She managed to fall in love with a married colleague, and this brought a lot of pain. Hollywood became aware of the novel, and the girl began to apply herself to the bottle in between filming. Journalists were delighted when they interviewed a drunken star who showered with selective abuse and looked very defiant in revealing outfits. Love without reciprocity pushes her to a desperate step, and the girl tries to commit suicide. This case puts an end to her acting career.
Attempt number 3
Two years later, the woman marries again. By that time, Linda Darnell did not appear in films and almost did not receive offers from directors. The marriage with pilot Merle Robertson was based on mutual feelings and strong passion. Their romance was the subject of discussions at all Hollywood parties, and the couple decided to get married to close their mouths with all the gossip. This marriage is like an emotional funnel: the more time passed, the more he dragged the actress to the bottom. Against the background of constant scandals and even fights, a woman begins to get involved in alcohol and is gaining a lot of extra pounds. There can already be no talk of the main roles in the films. Having learned about her husband’s betrayal with a young actress, she immediately arranges a fight with her mistress right in the restaurant for the amusement of all the people. Divorce was as stormy as their family life. The press relished the details of their scandals, and then the spouses themselves began to pour mud on each other in print media.
The last years of Linda Darnell's life
Having lost all his connections and left behind the high life, Linda completely sells property and buys a small house in the province. After all the scandals and courts, she no longer has the strength to fight addiction. The last marriage finally broke some bar in her, and she went all the harder away from the noisy metropolis. Photos of Linda Darnell are no longer printed in the press, and if such a bold magazine had been found, then in a plump fat woman, no one would have recognized the reference Hollywood beauty. Over three years of life, far from cameras and spotlights, she turned into a simple rural woman with persistent alcohol syndrome. Linda could no longer live without a bottle and, with her last means, made noisy drinking parties with new friends.
Many wanted to visit the house of the famous actress, and even more so drink with her on the Brudershaft. Another drinking party ended in tragedy. After seeing the guests, Linda lit a cigarette and lay down on the sofa. She immediately turned off and woke up when the house was already burning. In horror, she managed to get to her daughter's room and helped her out. But the actress herself did not have time to leave the burning mansion. The door handle was already hot, and the woman choked in puffs of smoke. When the firemen arrived, they managed to extract from the house only the remains of the once famous artist. They were later cremated, as Linda requested in her will. But they were able to bury only after 10 years. The daughter did not have money for this procedure, and only after years her husband gave rest to the mother-in-law's ashes.
Tragic fate
Beauty Linda was only 41 years old when her life was tragically cut short. She never blamed anyone for her mistakes and problems. She even forgave her own mother and was grateful to her for the push to the career ladder. However, if the parent had not insisted on her acting, then perhaps Linda would have lived a long happy life working somewhere in a government organization. Viewers can only watch films with this wonderful actress and regret her sudden death.