Kanab in Kane County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Linda Darnell

Utah's Little Hollywood

— Kanab Utah “Walk of Fame” —

Linda Darnell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 29, 2016

1. Linda Darnell Marker

Inscription. One of Hollywood's true beauties, Linda Darnell, was a top star throughout the 1940's and 1950's. Linda was in such classics as "The Mark of Zorro", "Hangover Square", and "Two Flags West". Linda also found herself right here in Kanab, Utah in 1944, co-starring in "Buffalo Bill", with Joel McCrea and Maureen O'Hara. William A. Wellman was the director in charge for 20th Century Fox Studios.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Utah - Kanab "Walk of Fame" series list.

Location. 37° 2.882′ N, 112° 31.727′ W. Marker is in Kanab, Utah, in Kane County. Marker is at the intersection of West Center Street (U.S. 89) and South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West Center Street. Marker is located along the sidewalk on the south side of the street, just west of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 West Center Street, Kanab UT 84741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sidney Poitier (here, next to this marker); Ken Curtis (here, next to this marker); Bob Hoy (here, next to this marker); Don Collier (here, next to this marker); Ted Markland (here, next to

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this marker); Daniel Boone (a few steps from this marker); Peggie Castle (a few steps from this marker); Robert Taylor (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kanab.

Also see . . .
1. Linda Darnell. Linda Darnell, born Monetta Eloyse Darnell, (1923–1965), was an American film actress. Darnell progressed from modeling as a child to acting in theater and film. She made her first film in 1939, and appeared in supporting roles in big-budget films for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s. She rose to fame with co-starring roles opposite Tyrone Power in adventure films, and established a main character career after her role in Forever Amber (1947). (Submitted on March 8, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Linda Darnell (Internet Movie Database). Linda made her film debut in 1939 in the role of Marcia Bromley in Hotel for Women (1939), becoming the youngest leading lady in Hollywood history at age 16. Linda quickly ascended the ladder of stardom, and she began appearing in more expensive and better quality films, making a stunningly beautiful leading lady in the swashbuckling The

2. Marker detail: Linda Darnell photo
Mark of Zorro (1940) opposite Tyrone Power. She co-starred with Henry Fonda and Victor Mature in My Darling Clementine (1946). She scored another hit opposite Cornel Wilde in Forever Amber (1947), in which she survived the notorious Great London Fire. Darnell died on April 10, 1965, from burns she received in a house fire in Glenview, Illinois, early the day before. (Submitted on March 8, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Linda Darnell Marker (<i>wide view; middle marker of the three-marker set at this location</i>) image. Click for full size.

3. Linda Darnell Marker (wide view; middle marker of the three-marker set at this location)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 7, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.