Dina Merrill, the Hollywood actress, died on May 22, 2017, at the age of 93. Merrill was born Nedenia Marjorie Hutton on December 29, 1923, in New York City, the daughter of financier Edward F. Hutton and cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. She began her acting career in 1944, starring in films like Operation Petticoat (1959) with Cary Grant, Desk Set (1957) with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, and Butterfield 8 (1960), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. Merrill continued to work in the film industry to largely positive reviews throughout the next four decades. She also made appearances on television, theater, and in commercials. Her other notable credits include JFK (1991), Caddyshack II (1988), and Roar (1981). Merrill also volunteered as an educational spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Merrill was an active and devoted philanthropist with her husband, E. F. Hutton. Together they established the Dina Merrill and E. F. Hutton Foundation in 1982, which donated countless millions of dollars to educational and conservation causes. Merrill is survived by her three children from her first marriage to Stanley Rumbough, Stanley, II, David Hutton, and Heather Rumbough, stepdaughter Nina Hutton, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Merrill will be remembered for her deeply dedicated professional and philanthropic life as well as her quick wit, irreverent spirit, and generous heart.