Lynn Browning was a 1930s starlet whose career ended after a car accident
She was born Opal Lynn Garrett in 1909 in Marionville, Missouri. Her father, Albert Garrett, owned a grocery store. When she was a teenager she started modeling clothes in Kansas City. Lynn decided to moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. In 1932 she won a beauty contest sponsored by Paramount Pictures. Her prize was a bit part in the film Sinners In The Sun. She landed small roles in more than a dozen films including Footlight Parade, Gold Diggers Of 1933, and 42nd Street.
Her sister, Sheila Garrett, also became an actress. Lynn started having an affair with married director Marion Gering. He divorced his wife and they were engaged for a brief time. Unfortunately she was badly injured in a car accident. She spent months recovering and decided to stop acting. Her film film was the 1940 drama Glamour For Sale. Then she got married and began working as a fur stylist in Beverly Hills. During World War 2 she volunterred as a WAC.
I haven't been able to find any information about Lynn after 1945.
