Strapping, stolid leading man of the postwar years. Lund enjoyed several good opportunities opposite Marlene Dietrich ("A Foreign Affair" 1948), Betty Hutton ("The Perils of Pauline" 1947) and Barbara Stanwyck ("The File on Thelma Jordan" 1949), but never displayed the magnetism needed to either catch the public's eye or match his more fiery costars. Before long he was playing the stooge fiance who loses Grace Kelly, first to Frank Sinatra and later to Bing Crosby, in the mediocre remake of "The Philadelphia Story", "High Society" (1956). Lund retired from acting in the early 1960s.
- Born:
February 6, 1913 in Rochester, New York
- Died:
May 10, 1992.
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Job Titles:
Actor, Writer, Advertising
Milestones
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1939 Appeared in an industrial show during the World's Fair at the request of a friend
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1941 Made Broadway debut in "As You Like It"
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1943 Wrote the lyrics and book for the Broadway revue "New Faces of 1943"
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1946 Made film debut opposite Olivia De Havilland in "To Each His Own"
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1950 Served as vice-president, Screen Actors Guild
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1962 Acted in last feature film, "If a Man Answers"
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1963 Retired from acting
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Enjoyed notable Broadway success with "The Hasty Heart"; subsequently signed contract with Paramount Pictures