Lynn Loring

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Lynn Loring
Tarzana, California
, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years active1951–93
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1967; div. 1984)​

Michael Bergman
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(m. 1988)​
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Lynn Loring (born Lynn Eileen Zimring; July 14, 1943 – December 23, 2023) was an American actress and television and film producer.

Career

Born Lynn Eileen Zimring in Manhattan, Loring began acting with a role on the anthology series

Patti Barron in the television soap opera Search for Tomorrow. She remained in the role for 10 years, until she graduated from high school in 1961, after which she explored other opportunities, including appearances in films such as Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Pressure Point (1962). She played the title character's daughter in The Jean Carroll Show (1953) on ABC.[2]: 527  In 1962, she also played girl beatnik Edwina "Eddie" Kegel, the romantic interest of Maynard G. Krebs in two episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
.

In 1963, she portrayed Patty Walker, a girl who, due to her wanting to study drama in London, lived with the family of her father's wartime best friend, while the friend's daughter lived with Patty's family in New York, in the comedy series

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as well as Bonnie Daniels in the "Behind the Locked Door" episode of the same series. In 1965, she played the hellion outlaw Maybelle Williams in "Judgement in Heaven", the Christmas episode of the Western series The Big Valley
.

Loring played Barbara Erskine, the daughter of Inspector Lewis Erskine (

season (1965-1966) of The F.B.I.[2]: 337  In 1966, she played an artist Carma Vasquez in "The Night of the Flaming Ghost" episode of The Wild Wild West and guest-starred as Laurie Ferguson in "Something Hurt, Something Wild", the first episode of the eighth season of Bonanza. In 1967, she guest-starred in two episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., "The Deadly Smorgasboard Affair" and "The Test-Tube Killer Affair". Other television work included playing Betty Anderson Harrington in Return to Peyton Place,[2]: 890  as well as roles on Wagon Train, The Eleventh Hour, Daniel Boone, Bonanza and The Mod Squad. In 1970, she guest-starred in Season 2, Episode 3, entitled "The Shadow of a Dead Man" on Lancer
, having previously guest starred in the Season 1 episode, "Foley".

In 1975, she discontinued acting in favor of a career in production, of both

made-for-TV movies and feature films, such as Mr. Mom (1983). In 1979, Loring worked as the casting director for a TV movie, Raid on Coffeyville. She shifted into producing, and for several years had an initially fruitful partnership with Aaron Spelling.[citation needed] In the late 1980s, she was named president of MGM/UA Television Productions.[3]

Personal life and death

Loring was married to actor Roy Thinnes from 1967 to 1984, when they divorced. They have a son, Christopher Dylan Thinnes, and a daughter, Casey-Leigh Thinnes.[4] In 1967, Loring appeared with Thinnes in the episode "Panic" of The Invaders. Thinnes and Loring played husband and wife in both the 1969 feature film Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (original title: Doppelgänger), and in the 1971 TV movie Black Noon. They also appeared together in the TV horror film The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973).

Loring wed Michael Bergman, an attorney, in 1988.

Tarzana, California, on December 23, 2023, at the age of 80.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1961 Splendor in the Grass Carolyn
1962 Pressure Point Jewish Girl
1969 Doppelgänger Sharon Ross
1971 Black Noon Lorna Keyes TV movie[6]
1973 The Horror at 37,000 Feet Manya TV movie
1975 The Kansas City Massacre Vi Morland TV movie

References

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    Newspapers.com
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    ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7
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  4. ^ Profile, Toledo Blade, February 12, 1969.
  5. ^ Barnes, Mike (April 2, 2024). "Lynn Loring, 'Search for Tomorrow' Actress Turned Producer and Top Television Executive, Dies at 80". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Black Noon (1971)". allmovie.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

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