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- Birth nameArlene Carol Dahl
- Height1.68 m
- Elegance and femininity are fitting descriptions for Arlene Dahl. She is considered to be one of the most beautiful actresses to have graced the screen during the postwar period. Audiences were captivated by her breathtaking beauty and the way she used to it to her advantage, progressing from claimer to character roles.
Of Norwegian extraction, Miss Dahl was born in Minneapolis. Following high school she joined a local drama group, supporting herself with a variety of jobs, including modeling for a number of department stores. Arriving in Hollywood in 1946, she signed a brief contract with Warner Brothers, but she is best remembered for her work at MGM. La mariée est folle (1948) was her first work at Metro. It was an odd but rather humorous love story, which starred Van Johnson and June Allyson.
Although her beauty captivated audiences, it ultimately limited her to smaller roles, and the mark she made at MGM was small. Some of her best films were Le livre noir (1949), which actually required some acting and she acquitted herself quite well, Trois petits mots (1950), Les femmes mènent le monde (1954), Deux rouquines dans la bagarre (1956) and Voyage au centre de la Terre (1959).
Leaving films behind her in 1959, her typecasting would pay off financially as she became a beauty columnist and writer. She later established herself as a businesswoman, founding Arlene Dahl Enterprises which marketed lingerie and cosmetics.
She was married six times, two of whom were actors, Lex Barker and Fernando Lamas. She is the mother of actor / action star Lorenzo Lamas, and actually made a guest appearance in his film Night of the Warrior (1991).- IMDb mini biography by: Bobby G
- SpousesMarc Rosen(July 30, 1984 - November 29, 2021) (her death)Rounsevelle W. Schaum(December 7, 1969 - 1976) (divorced, 1 child)Alexis Lichine(December 23, 1964 - 1969) (divorced)Christian Rasmus Holmes III(October 15, 1960 - October 13, 1964) (divorced, 1 child)Fernando Lamas(June 25, 1954 - October 11, 1960) (divorced, 1 child)Lex Barker(April 16, 1951 - October 15, 1952) (divorced)
- Children
- ParentsRudolph Sylvester DahlIngeborg Swan
- RelativesAlexandra Lamas(Grandchild)Victoria Lamas(Grandchild)Isabella Lamas(Grandchild)A.J. Lamas(Grandchild)Shayne Lamas(Grandchild)Paton Ashbrook(Grandchild)
- Her mole
- Arlene graduated from MInneapolis Washburn High School and the following year was voted Miss Rheingold Beer of 1946. The Rheingold ad campaign was one of the most famous campaigns of one of the most popular beers in New York from the 1940s through the 1950s. There was a Miss Rheingold contest each year, and by the early 1950s, more than 25 million votes were cast annually. The winner received a cash payment as well as a modeling contract and many other opportunities. The first winner, Jinx Falkenburg, had a long career on radio. Other contestants were Tippi Hedren, Hope Lange and Grace Kelly.
- Divides her time between New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida.
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1624 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
- Gave birth to her first child at age 32, a son Lorenzo Lamas on January 20, 1958. Child's father is her second ex-husband Fernando Lamas.
- Gave birth to her second child at age 36, a daughter Carole Christina Holmes on August 14, 1961. Child's father is her third ex-husband, Chris Holmes.
- I considered the years in Hollywood nothing but an interim. What I always wanted to be was a musical comedy star.
- With enthusiasm anything is possible.
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