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About Linda Christian
Birth: Nov. 13, 1923 Tampico Tamaulipas, Mexico
Death: Jul. 22, 2011 Palm Springs Riverside County California, USA
Actress. Born Blanca Rosa Welter, the daughter of a Dutch executive in the oil industry, she grew up in Venezuela, South Africa, Holland, Switzerland and Palestine, learning to speak multiple languages fluently while becoming a model student during her schooling. She worked at the Office of the British Censor during her residence in Palestine and began her training in the medical field, prior to moving to Los Angeles where she developed an interest in acting. She broke into films with a minor role in "The Rock of Souls" (1943, under the name of Linda Welter), and had further parts in the pictures "Tarzan and the Mermaids" (1948, of note for being Johnny Weissmuller's last appearance as Tarzan), "The Happy Time" (1952) and "Slaves of Babylon" (1953), gaining tabloid attention from her off-screen romance with film idol Tyrone Power (whom she married in 1949 and divorced in 1955). During the 1950s and 1960s, she alternated between Hollywood and international pictures, perhaps achieving her most prolific work in American television, as she appeared in the programs "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" and "The Dick Powell Theatre". Christian earned the distinction of playing the first "Bond Girl" in a 1954 episode of "Climax!" titled "Casino Royale" opposite Barry Nelson. She was briefly married to actor Edmund Purdom. (bio by: C.S.)
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- Tyrone Power (1914 - 1958)
- Edmund Purdom (1924 - 2009)
Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City) Cathedral City Riverside County California, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: C.S. Record added: Jul 23, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 73787480
Linda Christian's Timeline
1923 |
November 13, 1923
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Tampico, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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1951 |
October 2, 1951
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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2011 |
July 22, 2011
Age 87
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Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States
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Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, United States
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