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Roxanne Arlen

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Roxanne Arlen
Born
Roxanne Giles

(1931-01-10)January 10, 1931
DiedFebruary 22, 1989(1989-02-22) (aged 58)
London, England
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1955–1965
Spouses
(m. 1947; div. 1949)
[1]
Milton Gilman
(m. 1949; div. 1954)
Tom Roddy
(m. 1954; div. 1957)
Bill Schaffer
(m. 1969)
Children1 daughter

Roxanne Arlen (born Roxanne Giles; January 10, 1931 – February 22, 1989) was an American film and stage actress and model active in the 1950s and 1960s.[2][3]

Early years

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Arlen was born Roxanne Giles[4] on January 10, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan.[5] Her father was Harry Giles, a chemist in Detroit. She graduated from Highland Park High School when she was 16 and took drama classes at night at Wayne State University while she was in high school. A modeling contest at the Fox Theater in Detroit led to her career as an actress.[6]

Career

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On Broadway, Arlen portrayed Gloria Coogle in Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? (1958).[5] Arlen left show business when she found herself being groomed for a sex-goddess role like that of Marilyn Monroe.[7]

Personal life

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Arlen was married to Red Buttons from 1947 to 1949, Milton Gilman from 1949 to 1954, and Tom Roddy from 1954 to 1957. All three marriages ended in divorce.[5] She married William Shafer in 1960, and they had a daughter. In the 1970s, she began writing a play.[7]

She died in London, England, on February 22, 1989.[5]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Television

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  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 35 "The Legacy") as Donna Dew
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 2 Episode 26 "I Killed the Count Part 2") as Miss LaLune
  • Colgate Theatre (1958) (Season 1 Episode 1 "Adventures of a Model") as Model
      • [Perry Mason] (CBS-TV series) "The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink"; Original air date: 12/14/1957 as Mae Nolan.

References

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  1. ^ Dorinson, Joseph (3 October 2015). Kvetching and Shpritzing: Jewish Humor in American Popular Culture. McFarland. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-4766-2056-5. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ Daniel, Blum (1930). Screen World Vol. 8 1957. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-8196-0263-3.
  3. ^ Koper, Richard (16 June 2019). "When a Girl's Beautiful" - The Life and Career of Joi Lansing. BearManor Media. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. ^ Hyams, Joe (October 11, 1956). "Roxanne Arlen Has Sure-Fire Ingredients For Success". Quad-City Times. Iowa, Davenport. N. Y. Herald Tribune News. p. 30. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c d "Roxanne Arlen". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Wilson, Earl (March 20, 1958). "She 'Wiggles' Out of Films". Detroit Free Press. p. 14. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b Koff, Rochelle (April 29, 1975). "Actress as Writer". Fort Lauderdale News. pp. 1 C, 2 C. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Koper, Richard (31 March 2010). Fifties Blondes: Sexbombs, Sirens, Bad Girls and Teen Queens. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-521-4. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  9. ^ McKay, James (10 January 2014). Dana Andrews: The Face of Noir. McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7864-5676-5. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  10. ^ Palmer, Randy (15 January 2009). Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker: A Biography of the B Movie Makeup and Special Effects Artist. McFarland. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-7864-4099-3. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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