Linda: Rumors don't bother me. I learned long ago to disregard them.
Linda is buried in Union Hill Cemetary in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
In 1956, Linda appeared as the Mystery Guest on an episode of What's My Line?
Linda has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is located at 1631 Vine Street.
Once appeared with Alan Alda's father, Robert Alda, in a Broadway play entitled Harbor Lights. It lasted only four performances.
Linda's mother, who had suffered a series of strokes and was living in a nursing home, was never informed about her daughter's death. Linda's brother, living in England at the time, sent her postcards postmarked from Europe with Linda's name on them. Mrs. Darnell would pass away within a year of her famous daughter.
Linda could reportedly cuss like a sailor whenever she got riled.
Linda's final TV appearance was an episode of Burke's Law entitled Who Killed His Royal Highness? which aired on February 21, 1964.
It was rumored in Hollywood for years that Linda's adopted daughter, Lola, was the product of one of her first husband's affairs but this has never been substantiated.
Taking correspondence courses on the set allowed Linda to graduate on time with the rest of her high school class at Sunset High School in Dallas.
Linda's last film appearance was in the 1965 western Black Spurs which she completed filming only a few weeks before her death.
Linda co-starred with Richard Widmark and a young Sidney Poitier in the 1950 drama about racial tension entitled No Way Out.
Linda co-starred with Tyrone Power in three movies: Daytime Wife, The Mark of Zorro, and Blood and Sand.
Linda's first husband, J. Pavarell Marley, is one of only six cinematographers to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Hollywood lore states that Linda died from a fire caused by her drinking heavily and smoking in bed while intoxicated. In reality, Linda had not been drinking that night according to her friend (the owner of the house) and the fire began outside her bedroom from an unknown source. Linda was trapped inside as she tried to exit. Eventually she was rescued but suffered severe burns on over 90% of her body. She died the following day.
Linda was married and divorced three times. Her first husband was cameraman J. Peverell Marley. This marriage lasted from 1944 to 1952. Second husband was businessman Philip Liebman. This marriage lasted from 1954 to 1955. Third and final husband was Merle Robertson whom Linda married in 1957 and divorced in 1962.
She made her first movie, Hotel for Women, when she was only 16.
Her nickname among family members was Tweedles.
Linda appeared on two episodes of Wagon Train: The Dora Gray Story and The Sacramento Story. She played the same character in both episodes.
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