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Arlene Dahl Biography
Arlene Dahl is an American actress and former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract star. In 1950s she achieved notability after she went to MGM to play a supporting role in The Bride Goes Wild (1948). Arlene remained there to play the female lead in a Red Skelton comedy A Southern Yankee (1948). Both were very popular. Arlene is the mother of three children, the eldest of whom is actor Lorenzo Lamas. Arlene is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Arlene Dahl Age
Arlene was born on August 11, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota of Norwegian descent. She is 93 years old as of 2018.
Arlene Dahl Family
Arlene was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, of Norwegian descent. She is the daughter of Idelle (née Swan) and Rudolph S. Dahl, a Ford Motor dealer and executive. Arlene cites her year of birth as 1928, although her birth record (1925-43442), available through the Minnesota Historical Society, shows she was born on August 11, 1925. An August 13, 2014 article in The New York Social Diary by David Patrick Columbia, entitled “Losses and Gains”, references her 89th birthday celebration with her husband, children and family.
During his childhood Arlene took elocution and dancing lessons and was active in theatrical events at Margaret Fuller Elementary School, Ramsey Junior High School and Washburn Senior High School. After he graduated from Washburn High School, Arlene held various jobs, including performing in a local drama group and briefly working as a model for department stores. His mother was involved in local amateur theatre. Arlene briefly attended the University of Minnesota.
Arlene Dahl Spouse | Marc Rosen Arlene Dahl
Arlene has been married to Marc Rosen, a packaging designer, since 1984.
Her other previous marriages are; She met actor Lex Barker in the early 1950s, they wed on April 16, 1951, and divorced the following year, and Arlene went on to marry another matinee idol, Fernando Lamas. (Barker later married Lana Turner.) Arelene and Lamas had their only child, Lorenzo Lamas in 1958. Shortly after giving birth to Lorenzo, she slowed and eventually ended her career as an actress, although she still appeared in movies and on television occasionally.
The two divorced in 1960, and Arlene later remarried. In addition to her son Lorenzo Lamas, She has two other children: a daughter Christina Carole Holmes (born August 3, 1961) by third husband Christian R. Holmes, and a second son, Rounsevelle Andreas Schaum (born December 7, 1970), by her fifth husband, Rounsevelle W. Schaum.
Arlene has six grandchildren, one of whom is Shayne Lamas, and two great-grandchildren, and divides her time between New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida.
Arlene Dahl Today | Arlene Dahl Death
Arlene is still alive her last feature film role, which followed a hiatus of more than two decades, was in Night of the Warrior (1991). The film co-starred her son, Lorenzo Lamas.
In 1980s she entered the field of astrology in the writing a syndicated column and later operating a premium phoneline company. She has written more than two dozen books on the topics of beauty and astrology.
She guest starred on episodes of shows starring her son, Renegade and Air America.
Arlene Dahl Net Worth
Arlene has an estimated net worth of $6 Million.
Arlene Dahl Films
From year 1956 to 2003
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003
- Night of the Warrior 1991
- Land Raiders 1970
- The Pleasure Pit 1969
- Les Poneyttes 1967
- Kisses for My President 1964
- Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959
- Fortune Is a Woman 1957
- Slightly Scarlet 1956
From year 1947 to 1954
- Woman’s World 1954
- Desert Legion 1953
- Caribbean Gold 1952
- Inside Straight 1951
- Ambush 1950
- Scene of the Crime 1949
- The Bride Goes Wild 1948
- My Wild Irish Rose 1947
Arlene Dahl Tv Shows
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse 1953-1954
- Lux Video Theatre 1954–1955
- Opening Night 1958
- Burke’s Law 1963–1965
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1965
- The Deadly Dream 1971
- Jigsaw John 1976
- The Love Boat 1979–1987
- Fantasy Island 1981
- One Life to Live 1981–1984
- Renegade 1995–1997
- All My Children 1995
- Air America 1999