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Dina Merrill

ダイナ・メリル　/　だいな・めりる

American film actor

December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017　・　New York City, New York, United States

New York
film actor
executive producer
stage actor

My Take

Dina Merrill strikes me as the embodiment of mid-century screen elegance who refused to stay decorative. More than a hundred film and television credits across five decades is not the resume of a dilettante; it is the work ethic of a professional who kept showing up long after she had nothing left to prove. I am particularly drawn to her later work as an executive producer, stepping behind the camera in an era when few actresses were handed that leverage — so she built it herself. New York-born and active into the 2000s, she modeled a kind of graceful persistence that I find quietly inspiring.

Overview

Dina Merrill (born Nedenia Marjorie Hutton; December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017) was an American actress. She had more than a hundred film and television credits from the late 1950s until the 2000s.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dina Merrill
Name (Japanese): ダイナ・メリル
Reading: だいな・めりる
Born: December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Boar
Origin: New York City, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film actor / executive producer / stage actor / television actor / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: George Washington University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina%20Merrill

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