- Blonde American actress, born Harriet B. Tenin in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Edward Tenin (1908-1973). Diana first acted on screen (as Theila Darin) in a 1952 short feature and then turned up as a supporting player in several Three Stooges films. Among many bit parts and 'no-name' roles, occasional second leads came her way in B-grade pictures like The Cruel Tower (1956) and Blood Arrow (1958). She had a rare starring turn in the western The Broken Land (1962), alongside a young Jack Nicholson as the son of notorious gunslinger 'Curly Bill' Brocious. Diana's TV guest roles included appearances in Superman (1952), Bat Masterson (1958), Perry Mason (1957), Bonanza (1959) and Sur le pont la marine (1962).
Diana Darrin had been a former mistress of David Marshall 'Carbine' Williams, the inventor in 1941 of the M1 Carbine semi-automatic rifle. Though they never married, they lived together for ten years, and, when Diana decided that she wanted to be an actress, Williams took her to Hollywood. In 1964, Diana married her hairdresser, Norman R. Kurtzman.- IMDb mini biography by: I.S.Mowis
- SpouseNormand R. Kurtzman (aka Normand Richards)(October 3, 1964 - August 15, 1983) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Recorded a song on the Virgo record label called Little Gun, Little Me, which does indeed feature gunshots.
- Birth name is Harriett B. Tenin.
- Hobbies include collecting rare Derringer guns and trap shooting.
- Diana Darrin produced a compilation album of rare 45 RPM records entitled "Diana's Rootin' Tootin' Wild Teenage Rock 'N' Roll Party", released in 1983 on the Romulan label. She also wrote the liner notes. The album includes one of her songs, "Little Gun, Little Me" from 1962.
- Diana Darrin recorded 45 RPM singles for the following record labels between 1960 and 1962: Magnet, Virgo, and Viva.
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