- Eric Linden
Eric Linden (
September 15 1909 ,New York City ,New York –July 14 1994 ,South Laguna Beach ,California ) was an actor who starred in a handful of movies. He began his film career in 1931 and appeared in over 30 movies, including a small role in "Gone with the Wind".Eric Linden’s parents were Phillip Linden and Elvira Lundborg, both of Swedish descent. His father was a professional
pianist and an actor on stage with theTheater Royal when he lived inStockholm, Sweden . When Eric was six, Phillip Linden deserted his family in New York City, leaving Eric with a lifetime feeling of bitterness and hatred toward his father. To help support his family, he sold newspapers on Tenth Avenue.Linden participated in school plays at
DeWitt Clinton High School . After graduation, he worked his way throughColumbia University .He starred in his debut in the 1931
RKO Radio Pictures crime film "Are These Our Children?". Other films included "Big City Blues" (1932), costarring withJoan Blondell , "Ah, Wilderness!" (1935), "Old Hutch " (1936), oppositeWallace Beery , "A Family Affair" (1937), the firstAndy Hardy movie, and "The Good Old Soak " (1937), again with Beery. However, his career petered out and he left Hollywood after his final film, "Criminals Within" (1943).External links
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* [http://www.classicimages.com/1997/july97/linden.html Eric Linden: Too Much Youth]
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