Elegance and femininity are fitting descriptions for Arlene Dahl.
She became one of the most beautiful actresses to grace the screen
during the post war period. Audiences were captivated by her
breathtaking beauty, and the way she used to it to her advantage,
progressing from glamour to character roles. Of Norwegian extract,
Miss Dahl was born in Minneapolis. Following high school, she
joined a local drama group supporting herself with a variety of
jobs. These included a model for a number of department stores. In
Hollywood for 1946, she signed a brief contract with Warner
Brothers, but she is best remembered for her work at MGM. The Bride
Goes Wild was her first work at Metro. It was an odd but rather
humerous tale of love, which starred Van Johnson and June Allyson.
Although her beauty captivated audiences, it ultimately limited her
to glamour roles, and the mark she made at MGM was small. Some of
her best films were the; Reign of Terror (1949), Three Little Words
(1950), Woman's World (1954), Sligtly Scarlet (1956), and Journey
to the Centre of the Earth. (1959) Leaving films behind her in
1959, her typecasting would pay off financially, she became a
beauty columist and writer. She later established herself as a
business women establishing Arlene Dahl Enterprises marketing
lingerie and cosmetics. Five Times married; first to actor Lex
Barker, and second to her co-star Fernando Lamas. Miss Dahl is also
mother of actor / action star Lorenzo Lamas (1958- ) and actually
made a guest appearance in his film Night of the Warrior. (1991)
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