Background
Eric Linden was born in New York City to Phillip and Elvira (née Lundborg) Linden, both of Swedish descent. His father was a professional pianist and an actor on stage with the Theater Royal when he lived in Stockholm, Sweden.
Eric Linden was born in New York City to Phillip and Elvira (née Lundborg) Linden, both of Swedish descent. His father was a professional pianist and an actor on stage with the Theater Royal when he lived in Stockholm, Sweden.
Columbia University.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. When Eric was six, Phillip Linden deserted his family in New York City. To help support his family, he sold newspapers on Tenth Avenue.
Linden participated in school plays at DeWitt Clinton High School.
After graduation, he worked his way through Columbia University. He appeared in an adaption of Goethe"s Faust on Broadway in 1928 and then turned to Hollywood.
Linden made his film debut during the Great Depression in Radio-Keith-Orpheum Radio Pictures" 1931 crime film,, where he played a young murderer who gets executed. Linden later appeared in 33 films until 1941, mostly playing second leads.
He mostly portrayed "sensitive, intellectual, slightly weak-willed juveniles", often with tragic destinies.
His notable films include with Joan Blondell,, opposite Wallace Beery, with Lionel Barrymore and Mickey Rooney, and, again Wallace Beery. In 1939, Linden had a minor role as the "amputation case" soldier in the hospital in Gone with the Wind. Linden"s role in Gone with the Wind was originally quite extensive, but his role was later reduced down to less than a minute.
His career petered out and he left Hollywood after his final from 33 films.
Eric Linden played in a few stage roles and then served in the Second World War. He later retired from acting and worked for the County of Orange in California.
They divorced in 1977. Eric Linden died on July 14, 1994, in South Laguna Beach, California, aged 84.