Arlene Dahl

November 27, 2025 - Arlene Carol Dahl (August 11, 1925 – November 29, 2021) was an American actress active in films from the late 1940s. Born in Minnesota to parents of Norwegian descent, Dahl started her acting career in musicals before transitioning to film, where she gained significant roles in MGM productions ...

October 31, 2009 - Known for: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Reign of Terror, Scene of the Crime

Arlene Carol Dahl (August 11, 1925 – November 29, 2021) was an American actress active in films from the late 1940s. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Classical Hollywood cinema era.

January 5, 2022 - Arlene Dahl left us November 29th. She was 96. I hadn’t seen her in the last couple of years. This wasn’t unusual as the last two years have isolated us in a variety of ways including not “seeing” people.

November 29, 2021 - Arlene Dahl, who parlayed success as a movie actress in the 1940s and ’50s into an even more successful career as an author, beauty expert, astrologist, and fashion and cosmetics entrepreneur, died on Monday at her home in Manhattan.

With her lush red hair and signature beauty mark, Arlene Dahl joined the court of MGM royalty in late 1940s and early 1950s, soon becoming more an icon of womanly elegance than of thespian prowess.

American actress Arlene Dahl, circa 1950.

Actress Arlene Dahl starred in numerous films in the 1940s and 1950s. Visit the Arlene Dahl page at Brian's Drive-In Theater for photos, biography and filmography information, and DVD and memorabilia sources regarding beautiful actress Arlene Dahl.

November 29, 2021 - Arlene Dahl, the glamorous 1950s actress who became a beauty writer and cosmetics executive, died on Monday in New York. She was 96.

Actress: Journey to the Center of the Earth. 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.

January 28, 2022 - Dahl is survived by her sixth husband, ... Schaum; and by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arlene Carol Dahl, actor and businesswoman, born 11 August 1925; died 29 November 2021...

November 30, 2021 - Arlene Dahl, the actor whose charm and striking red hair shone in such Technicolor movies of the 1950s as “Three Little Words” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” has died at age 96.(AP)

November 30, 2021 - DAHL--Arlene. We mourn with great sadness the loss of one of the most beautiful stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Arlene Dahl. Her star will shine forever.

November 30, 2021 - Arlene Dahl, the flame-haired actress who starred in such films as My Wild Irish Rose and Slightly Scarlet has died. She was 96.

January 23, 2022 - Arlene Dahl, the actor whose charm and striking red hair shone in such Technicolor movies of the 1950s as "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Three Little Words," has died at age 96.

November 29, 2021 - Arlene Dahl was one of the loveliest stars of her time (a real doll!), who sparkled in Technicolor concoctions like other redheads Rhonda Fleming and Maureen O’Hara. Many of Dahl’s best films, however, were done in black and white and she particularly shined in roles of femme fatales and schemers.

American actress Arlene Dahl poses with her book 'Lovescopes' in New York, New York, December 1983.

by Claude Jarman Jr. (starring) Roy Rowland (director); Irving Ravetch (screenwriter); Joel McCrea, Arlene Dahl, Barry Sullivan | Jan 1, 1950