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Leni Lynn (born Angelina Ciofani; May 3, 1923 – January 1, 2010)[1] was an American actress[2] and a contralto singer.[3] She was also known as Leni Hoffer.[1]

Leni Lynn
Born	Angelica Ciofani (1923-05-03)May 3, 1923 Waterbury, Connecticut
Died	January 1, 2010(2010-01-01) (aged 86) Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Other names	Leni Hoffer
Occupation	Actress, singer
Parent(s)	Francesco Ciofani Carmelita Ciofani

The daughter of a Pasaic, New Jersey, factory worker, Francesco Ciofani, and his wife, Carmelita,[4] Lynn learned to sing by listening to recordings.[5] When she was 13, friends and neighbors in Pasaic contributed 10,000 dimes to send her to Hollywood to try for success in films. On September 6, 1938, she received a contract from MGM.[3]

Lynn was married four times.[1] In 1942, she married British insurance executive Edward Thomas Hopkin; they divorced on March 23, 1949.[6] Her last husband, composer and conductor Bernard Hoffer, survived her.[1]

On January 1, 2010, Lynn died of complications of a stroke in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. She was 86.[1]

Selected filmography

• Babes in Arms (1939)
• Hullabaloo (1940)
• Angels with Broken Wings (1941)
• Heaven Is Round the Corner (1944)
• Give Me the Stars (1945)
• Gaiety George (1946)
• Spring Song (1946)

References

External links

• Leni Lynn at IMDb

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