1. Eric Linden was an American actor, primarily active during the 1930s.
12 Facts About Eric Linden
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Eric Linden was born in New York City to Phillip and Elvira Linden, both of Swedish descent.
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Eric Linden's father was a professional pianist and an actor on stage with the Royal Dramatic Theatre when he lived in Stockholm, Sweden.
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When Eric was six, Phillip Linden deserted his family in New York City.
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Eric Linden had ambitions of becoming a writer rather than an actor.
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Eric Linden had hoped to have saved enough money by age 30 to retire from acting and spend his time writing.
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Eric Linden appeared in an adaption of Faust on Broadway in 1928.
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Eric Linden afterwards appeared in 33 films until 1941, mostly playing boyish second leads with occasional leading roles in smaller pictures.
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Eric Linden frequently portrayed "sensitive, intellectual, slightly weak-willed juveniles", sometimes with tragic destinies.
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In 1939, Eric Linden had a small but memorable role in the hospital in Gone with the Wind as the desperate soldier whose leg has to be amputated without chloroform; Eric Linden's role was originally planned to be more extensive, but his screen time was reduced to less than a minute in post-production.
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Eric Linden's career petered out and he left Hollywood after his final role, a leading part in the low-budget-picture Criminals Within.
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Eric Linden has a star at 7098 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.