Lyn Wilde obit

Lyn Wilde, 93, Half of a Twin Act in Movies, Is Dead

 

She was no on the list.

Lyn Wilde was born on October 10, 1922 in East St. Louis, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Campus Honeymoon (1948), Twice Blessed (1945) and Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944). She was previously married to Dwight Oberlink and Jim Cathcart. She died on September 11, 2016 in Michigan City, Indiana, USA.

She began singing with her siblings in church, and by her teens she was singing hymns for her local radio station, as well as performing in Illinois and Kentucky. She graduated from East St. Louis Senior High School in 1939. She most often performed with her twin sister Lee.

By 1940 they were band singers, and in 1942 they made their film debuts, as vocalists for the Charlie Barnet Band, performing one song in the Harriet Hilliard film Juke Box Jenny. They also performed with Bob Crosby for a short while.

The twins' live performances led to another featured film appearance in the Judy Garland film Presenting Lily Mars in 1942. Joe Pasternak was very impressed by them and signed them to a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. They played roles in Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944), followed by Twice Blessed, a film written specifically to introduce them to a wider audience.

The sisters appeared in nine films together up until 1949. Lyn briefly continued her film career after that, appearing in six more films until 1953.

The twins married brothers, Jim (who married Lyn in 1942) and Tom Cathcart (who married Lee February 22, 1947, in Michigan City, Indiana). They focused their attentions on family life, rather than continuing in show business, but they retained a love of music.

 

Actress

The Girl Next Door (1953)

The Girl Next Door

6.4

Peggy (uncredited)

1953

 

Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor in I Love Melvin (1953)

I Love Melvin

6.5

Telephone Girl (uncredited)

1953

 

Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, and Charles Coburn in Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)

Has Anybody Seen My Gal

7.1

Charleston Dancer (uncredited)

1952

 

Scott Brady, Joyce Holden, John Lund, and Chill Wills in Bronco Buster (1952)

Bronco Buster

6.0

Party Girl (uncredited)

1952

 

Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen in The Belle of New York (1952)

The Belle of New York

6.1

One of Frenchie's Girls (uncredited)

1952

 

Van Johnson, Louis Calhern, Dorothy McGuire, and Ruth Roman in Invitation (1952)

Invitation

6.9

Tennis Player (uncredited)

1952

 

Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson, and Howard Keel in Show Boat (1951)

Show Boat

6.9

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1951

 

Ray Bolger and June Haver in Look for the Silver Lining (1949)

Look for the Silver Lining

6.3

Ruth Miller

1949

 

Penny Edwards and Jimmy Lydon in Tucson (1949)

Tucson

6.3

Gertie Peck

1949

 

Allan Lane and Black Jack in Sheriff of Wichita (1949)

Sheriff of Wichita

7.2

Nancy Bishop

1949

 

Hal Hackett and Lee Wilde in Campus Honeymoon (1948)

Campus Honeymoon

6.4

Skipper Hughes

1948

 

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

Till the Clouds Roll By

6.3

Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)

1946

 

Preston Foster, Lee Wilde, and Lyn Wilde in Twice Blessed (1945)

Twice Blessed

6.0

Stephanie Hale

1945

 

Mickey Rooney, Bonita Granville, Lee Wilde, and Lyn Wilde in Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

6.5

Lyn Walker

1944

 

June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Jimmy Durante, Van Johnson, Gracie Allen, Ben Blue, Xavier Cugat, Lena Horne, Amparo Iturbi, José Iturbi, Harry James, and Lee Wilde in Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)

Two Girls and a Sailor

6.6

Lyn Wilde (as The Wilde Twins)

1944

 

Judy Garland and Van Heflin in Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

Presenting Lily Mars

6.8

Singer with Bob Crosby's Orchestra (uncredited)

1943

 

Ann Miller in Reveille with Beverly (1943)

Reveille with Beverly

6.6

Singer (uncredited)

1943

 

Iris Adrian, Donald Douglas, Harriet Nelson, and Ken Murray in Juke Box Jenny (1942)

Juke Box Jenny

5.7

Band Singer (uncredited)

1942

 

Snooky Lanson, Lee Wilde, Lyn Wilde, and Lou Sidwell in Dear Arabella (1941)

Dear Arabella

5.5

Short

Singer

1941

 

Jingle Belles

6.5

Short

Singer (as Lee Lynn and Lou)

1941

 

Soundtrack

Ray Bolger and June Haver in Look for the Silver Lining (1949)

Look for the Silver Lining

6.3

performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Back, Back, Back to Baltimore", "The Yama-Yama Man" (uncredited)

1949

 

Mickey Rooney, Bonita Granville, Lee Wilde, and Lyn Wilde in Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

6.5

performer: "Easy to Love" (1936) (uncredited)

1944

 

June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Jimmy Durante, Van Johnson, Gracie Allen, Ben Blue, Xavier Cugat, Lena Horne, Amparo Iturbi, José Iturbi, Harry James, and Lee Wilde in Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)

Two Girls and a Sailor

6.6

performer: "Take It Easy" (1943) (uncredited)

1944

 

Judy Garland and Van Heflin in Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

Presenting Lily Mars

6.8

performer: " (When You Think of Lovin', Baby) Think of Me" (uncredited)

1943

 

Ann Miller in Reveille with Beverly (1943)

Reveille with Beverly

6.6

performer: "Big Noise from Winnetka"

1943

 

Jingle Belles

6.5

Short

performer: "O Tannenbaum", "Winter Wonderland"

1941