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, ...
Lorenzo Lamas, Rounsevelle Andreas "Sonny" Schaum, Carole Holmes McCarthy
Parents
Idelle Swan Dahl, Rudolph S. Dahl
Movies
Journey to the Center of the Earth, Three Little Words, Slightly Scarlet, The Outriders, Bengal Brigade, Desert Legion, Wicked as They Come, Sangaree, Land Raiders, Woman's World, A Southern Yankee, The Diamond Queen, Scene of the Crime, My Wild Irish Rose, Ambush, Here Come the Girls, The Bride Goe...
TV Shows
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Star Sign
Leo
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Trademark
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Her mole
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Quote
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With enthusiasm anything is possible.
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I considered the years in Hollywood nothing but an interim. What I always wanted to be was a musical comedy star.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 32, a son Lorenzo Lamas on January 20, 1958. Child's father is her 2nd ex-husband, Fernando Lamas.
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Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 45, a son Rounsevelle Andreas Schaum on December 7, 1970. Child's father is her 5th ex-husband, Rounsevelle W. Schaum.
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Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 36, a daughter Carole Christina Holmes on August 14, 1961. Child's father is her 3rd ex-husband, Chris Holmes.
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Is a right-wing Republican.
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Arlene graduated from Washburn High 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 winners were Tippi Hedren, Hope Lange and Grace Kelly.
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Her granddaughter, Shayne Lamas, was a contestant on The Bachelor (2002): London Calling, and was chosen, at the end, by bachelor Matt Grant.
$16 Million
