Arlene Carol Dahl was an American actress and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star, who achieved fame during the 1950s.
Arlene Dahl was born on August 11, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Norwegian immigrants Idelle (nee Swan) and Rudolph Dahl, a Ford Motor dealer and executive.
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As a child, Arlene Dahl 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.
Arlene Dahl was both a mystery guest (April 25, 1954) and a panelist on the CBS game show What’s My Line?
In 1953, Arlene Dahl hosted ABC’s anthology series The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse.
In 1960, Arlene Dahl played the role of Lucy Belle in “That Taylor Affair,” an episode of the TV series Riverboat, alongside Darren McGavin.
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Who Are Arlene Dahl’s Husbands?
In the early 1950s, Arlene Dahl met actor Lex Barker and they got married on April 16, 1951. However, they divorced a year after marriage.
Arlene Dahl went on to marry another matinee idol, Fernando Lamas and in 1958, Dahl and Lamas had their only child, Lorenzo Lamas. Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas divorced in 1960, and Dahl later remarried.
On November 29, 1963, Arlene Dahl was granted a divorce from her third husband, Christian R. Holmes, heir to the Fleischmann yeast fortune, on grounds of mental cruelty. The couple were married on Oct. 15, 1960, in Pueblo, Mexico.
Arlene Dahl’s forth husband was Alexis Lichine.
Arlene Dahl’s fifth husband was Rounsevelle W. “Skip” Schaum.
Arlene Dahl’s sixth and final husband was Marc Rosen, a packaging designer and they married in 1984 until her death on Monday, 29th November, 2021 at the age of 96.


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