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RIP: Dina Merril, 93

sidsmom — Tue, 23 May 2017 13:53:41 GMT

Dina Merrill, the actress, heiress and RKO executive whose blend of beauty and refinement made her the perfect woman to portray socialites on screens big and small, has died. She was 93.

Merrill died Monday at her home in East Hampton, N.Y., The New York Times reported.

As the daughter of Wall Street maverick E.F. Hutton and Marjorie Merriweather Post, heir to the Post Cereals fortune, Merrill was born into and raised in New York society, and her characters often came from upper-crust backgrounds as well.

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What a beauty. I loved her in 'Butterfield 8' and 'Operation Petticoat'.

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Pearlee — Tue, 23 May 2017 13:57:41 GMT

I always liked Dina M. She usually played a classy and intelligent woman in her roles, which is probably what she was. She could have just led a life of leisure on family money, but worked as an actress too. I remember when she and actor Cliff Robertson got married - handsome couple indeed.

May she RIP.

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qualitygal — Tue, 23 May 2017 13:57:49 GMT

She was beautiful.

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Big Joanie — Tue, 23 May 2017 13:58:42 GMT

Her Mother was the builder of Mera Largo .. the Trump Estate in

Palm Beach ....

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meallen616 — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:03:48 GMT

Dina Merrill,

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NicksmomESQ — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:06:41 GMT

Such class & beauty!! It just doesn't exist anymore.How sad.

Rip lovely lady.

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SahmIam — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:07:33 GMT

NO!!!! Geez. RIP, Miss Merril.

Beautiful, elegant, classy and talented, she was.

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Luvitorleaveit1 — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:24:01 GMT

RIP she was one of the classic beauties.

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StylishLady — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:35:29 GMT

RIP. She was one of the stylish ladies in films and TV. Not many left.

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forest4thetrees — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:56:31 GMT

Dina Merrill was the beauty "goal" of my high school friends. The nuns couldn't figure out why we all walked around with a piece of tape between our brows..........until someone brought in DM's book where she talked about tape between the brows "training" you not to squish those muscles so you wouldn't get the "dreaded 11's"!!!! Of course DM used "frownies" but we were kids and just used regular ole' tape!

Thanks, DM for the memories. I wish you and Cliff Robertson an eternity of peace.

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cotton4me — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:56:35 GMT

I've been watching some of the old game shows on Buzzer cable channel. She was on the panel of To Tell The Truth. I enjoy watching her. A lovely lady. May she rest in peace.

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Pearlee — Tue, 23 May 2017 15:00:12 GMT

@forest4thetrees wrote:
Dina Merrill was the beauty "goal" of my high school friends. The nuns couldn't figure out why we all walked around with a piece of tape between our brows..........until someone brought in DM's book where she talked about tape between the brows "training" you not to squish those muscles so you wouldn't get the "dreaded 11's"!!!! Of course DM used "frownies" but we were kids and just used regular ole' tape!

Thanks, DM for the memories. I wish you and Cliff Robertson an eternity of peace.

@forest4thetrees Just FYI - she was divorced from Cliff R. and married someone else after him. So they won't be resting together in eternity.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 23 May 2017 15:11:47 GMT

She was such a lovely lady. R I P

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Puzzle Piece — Tue, 23 May 2017 15:14:33 GMT

Sorry to hear.

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Pqfan — Tue, 23 May 2017 15:15:46 GMT

She always looked so elegant.

I was young but I knew who she was back then.

Rest in Peace beautiful lady.

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naturalfan — Tue, 23 May 2017 15:18:28 GMT

For those of you who live near Washington, D.C, Hillwood Estate (built by her mother Marjorie Merriweather Post) is a beautiful place to visit. It is in NW Washington and if I remember correctly, near Rock Creek Park. It is filled with beautiful treasures she collected through the years and the gardens are really beautiful. It is worth an afternoon's visit.

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blondiechick — Tue, 23 May 2017 15:33:42 GMT

Dina Merril was indeed a very beautiful and classy lady. She had the Grace Kelly look!

That was when stars had class. Now we live in the land of the Kardashians. How far we have fallen!

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Oznell — Tue, 23 May 2017 15:51:52 GMT

She could play the elegant "ice princess" so well, but seemed warm and approachable in real life. I have a vintage book on celebrities and their needlepoint, and Dina was excited about teaching her young daughter the craft. I didn't know that she and Cliff Robertson ultimately divorced; they seemed like such a great couple.

Another small role she was excellent in was that of one of the researchers on Katherine Hepburn's staff in the Hepburn-Tracy classic, "Desk Set".

Oh, just remembered she was one of the glamorous nurses that Cary Grant's submarine rescued in the classic war comedy, "Operation Petticoat"...

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Pearlee — Tue, 23 May 2017 17:04:22 GMT

She is also in a very good (in terms of the mystery angle) Murder She Wrote in which wonderful actress Shirley Knight plays her sister. I keep seeing it on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel. She was in another one also. This is the one I really like (even though Angela L. isn't in it and I usually don't like those - but Dina was great and so was the mystery). It's called Always a Thief.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0653455/