Lynn Borden
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Borden in CBS Television publicity photo (1962)
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Lynn Freyse March 24, 1937 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 2015 (aged 77) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Encino, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1962–2006 |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Borden (divorced) Roger Brunelle (1982–2015; her death) |
Lynn Borden (March 24, 1937 – March 3, 2015) was an American actress best known for her role as "Barbara Baxter" in the final season of the Shirley Booth sitcom Hazel, which aired on CBS from 1965 to 1966 though the program began in 1961 on NBC.
Born Lynn Freyse in Detroit, Michigan, to Bill (1898–1969) and Evelyn S. Freyse (1908–2003), her family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and later Tucson, Arizona, in hopes of coping with her mother's health needs, which required a warm, dry climate. She had a brother, Steve. Lynn's father, a Detroit native, was a cartoonist who drew the classic comic strip and panel cartoon Our Boarding House from 1939 until his death thirty years later. The strip, syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association, ended its run in 1984.
Lynn was enrolled by her mother in acting classes as a way to overcome the child's natural bashfulness. The training helped her to land the better parts in class plays and some small roles in Western films shot in Arizona. The blonde Borden won scholarships as the 1957 Miss Arizona and then as a contestant in the 1958 Miss America pageant. She lost to Marilyn Van Derbur of Colorado but was nevertheless a preliminary swimsuit winner and a Top 10 semi-finalist. She enrolled at the University of Arizona–Tucson, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater. During this time, she performed theater work in Tucson, and garnered small parts in movies (primarily Westerns that were shot in the area.
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