Leni Lynn

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(s)	Actress, singer
Parent(s)	Francesco Ciofani Carmelita Ciofani

The daughter of a Passaic, New Jersey, dye-goods factory worker, Francesco Ciofani, and his wife, Carmelita, who worked in a dress factory, ^{[4] [5]} Lynn learned to sing by listening to recordings.^[6] 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.^[7] 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)