Linda day biography
Linda Adair Day was born in 1952 in Worchester Massachusetts, the first of three daughters, to Charles Day and Jean Bonnell. She grew up throughout the United States and Europe as her father pursued his career as a construction engineer for Proctor and Gamble.
Graduating from The American School in London, Linda returned stateside to attend Colby College and majored in English literature, her studies included a junior year back in England at Oxford University’s Manchester College where she realized that she wanted to pursue a life as an artist. After receiving her BA from Colby College, she earned an MFA in Painting from Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute in 1978. Simultaneously, across the river in Manhattan, Linda was developing her practice as a working artist and part time teacher.
In 1992 Linda moved 2,800 miles across the country to serve as a visiting artist at UCLA. Her original plan was to return to her Chrystie Street loft in NYC, but in Los Angeles she found a supportive artist community that she was connecting with. Along with an eager and invigorated student body, and meeting her soon-to-be husband, Linda decided to begin laying roots in California.
Linda had a fruitful career as an instructor beginning as a visiting artist at several major institutions including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Syracuse University, and after moving to California to teach at UCLA, went on to perform as an Adjunct Professor at UCLA, UC Riverside, USC, California State University Sacramento, Occidental College and Otis School of Art and Design. At the time of her passing in 2011, she was a tenured Professor of Painting and Drawing at California State University Long Beach.
Teaching held a special place in Linda’s life. There was little difference between Linda the person/artist, and Linda the teacher. To know Linda as a teacher was to know her as just about anything else outside of the academic context and she emanated inspir Lynda Day George is an American born TV and film actress. She is famous for being a cast member on Mission: Impossible, which aired between 1966 and 1973. Lynda has starred in numerous television shows as an actress and guest. Some of her filmography credits include Mission: Impossible, House on Greenapple Road, and Wonder Woman. Lynda was born on 11th December 1944 in San Marcos, Texas, USA. She has not offered any information about her parents. Her brother passed away in the 1970s after succumbing to cancer. While growing up, she spent her childhood summer holidays in New York City. She aspired to become a surgeon before changing her mind to pursue acting and modelling. The actress began her career as a guest actress on TV shows in the 1960s. She landed her first significant role in the TV series known as The Silent Force, where she played the role of Amelia Cole. She also starred as Lisa Cassey in the renowned TV series known as Mission: Impossible. During the last episodes of the show, the actress went on maternity leave. Barbara Anderson temporarily replaced her. Actress Lynda Day George movies and TV shows include: American actress For other people named Linda George, see Linda George (disambiguation). Lynda Day George Lynda Day George in publicity picture for 1973 telefilm She Cried Murder Lynda Louise Day San Marcos, Texas, U.S. Joseph Pantano Christopher George Doug Cronin Lynda Louise Day George (born Lynda Louise Day; December 11, 1944) is an American television and film actress whose career spanned three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s. She was a cast member on Mission: Impossible (1971–1973). She was also the wife of actor Christopher George. George was born in San Marcos, Texas. Originally known as Lynda Day, she began her career in the 1960s with the Eileen Ford modeling agency working as a top model in print and TV commercials, and then on Broadway starring in The Devils opposite Jason Robards and Anne Bancroft. She then moved to Los Angeles and began a long television career with guest roles on many series of the 1960s, including Route 66, Flipper, Here Come the Brides, The Green Hornet, Mannix, The Fugitive, The Invaders, It Takes a Thief, The Virginian, Good Morning World, Lancer and Bonanza. She starred in the first of the two Universal/NBC TV-pilot films based around psychiatrist/supernatural investigator Dr. David Sorrell (played by Louis Jourdan), Fear No Evil in 1969. George also had appearances playing in Barnaby Jones in the 1973 episode “Stand in for Death” and in a 1975 episode “Double Vengeance”. She had her first major role as Amelia Cole in a short-lived 1970–1971 American television director (1938–2009) Linda Day Linda Gail Brickner Los Angeles, California, U.S. Georgetown, Texas, U.S. Linda Day Varnum (born Linda Gail Brickner; August 12, 1938 – October 23, 2009) was an American television director, working primarily in situation comedies. Day was born Linda Gail Brickner on August 12, 1938, in Los Angeles, the daughter of Roy Brickner, a film editor. At the age of 67, she married Steve Varnum in Texas. She died on October 23, 2009, aged 71, after battling leukemia and breast cancer in Georgetown, Texas. Day started as a script supervisor on the Television filmVictory at Entebbe, and on the soap opera parody Soap. She became an associate director for WKRP in Cincinnati in 1978, and began directing episodes of the show in 1980. Linda Day went on to direct a number of successful sitcoms in the 1980s and '90s, including the pilot of Married With Children and 32 more episodes of the show. Day also directed four episodes of the soap opera Dallas during what would become the show's "dream season" in 1985–86, when the events of the entire season were explained away as being a character's dream. In addition to a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series nomination, she received a Humanitas Prize and was honored by the Directors Guild of America for paving the way for women in television; she directed more than 350 episodes and 50 series.Profile summary
Lynda Day George biography
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Lynda Day George
Born
(1944-12-11) December 11, 1944 (age 80)Years active 1961–1989 Spouses Children 2 Life and career
Linda Day
Born
August 12, 1938Died October 23, 2009(2009-10-23) (aged 71) Other names Linda Day Varnum Occupation Television director Years active 1976–2003 Early and personal life
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