Roxanne Arlen Explained

Roxanne Arlen
Birth Name:Roxanne Giles
Birth Date:January 10, 1931
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:London, England
Nationality:American
Occupation:Actress, model
Years Active:1955 - 1965
Spouse:
Children:1 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

Arlen was born Roxanne Giles[4] on January 10, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan. 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.[5]

Career

On Broadway, Arlen portrayed Gloria Coogle in Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? (1958).[6] Arlen left show business when she found herself being groomed for a sex-goddess role like that of Marilyn Monroe.

Personal life

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. 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.

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Daniel . Blum . Screen World Vol. 8 1957 . 1930 . Biblo & Tannen Publishers . 978-0-8196-0263-3 . 99 . en.
  3. Book: Koper . Richard . "When a Girl's Beautiful" - The Life and Career of Joi Lansing . BearManor Media . 22 September 2022 . en.
  4. News: Hyams . Joe . Roxanne Arlen Has Sure-Fire Ingredients For Success . March 5, 2023 . Quad-City Times . N. Y. Herald Tribune News . October 11, 1956 . Iowa, Davenport . 30. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Wilson . Earl . She 'Wiggles' Out of Films . March 5, 2023 . Detroit Free Press . March 20, 1958 . 14. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Roxanne Arlen . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028151115/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/roxanne-arlen-110137 . October 28, 2020.
  7. News: Koff . Rochelle . Actress as Writer . Fort Lauderdale News . April 29, 1975 . 1 C, 2 C . March 5, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  8. Book: Koper . Richard . Fifties Blondes: Sexbombs, Sirens, Bad Girls and Teen Queens . 31 March 2010 . BearManor Media . 978-1-59393-521-4 . 22 September 2022 . en.
  9. Book: McKay . James . Dana Andrews: The Face of Noir . 10 January 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5676-5 . 181 . 23 September 2022 . en.
  10. Book: Palmer . Randy . Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker: A Biography of the B Movie Makeup and Special Effects Artist . 15 January 2009 . . 978-0-7864-4099-3 . 286 . 22 September 2022 . en.