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Dorothy Arnold(1917-1984)

  • Actress
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Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Arnold was a nightclub singer and budding movie star when she married baseball great Joe DiMaggio in 1940. She had made several films for Universal starting in 1938, but after her marriage to DiMaggio she gave up acting. Although the two divorced in 1944, Arnold did not try to resume her career and only made one other film, Lizzie (1957).
BornNovember 21, 1917
DiedNovember 13, 1984(66)
BornNovember 21, 1917
DiedNovember 13, 1984(66)
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Known for

Bela Lugosi, Dorothy Arnold, and Robert Kent in The Phantom Creeps (1939)
The Phantom Creeps
4.7
  • Jean Drew
  • 1939
Jan Duggan, William Gargan, and Irene Hervey in The House of Fear (1939)
The House of Fear
6.2
  • Gloria DeVere
  • 1939
Dorothy Arnold, Preston Foster, Nan Grey, and Marion Martin in The Storm (1938)
The Storm
6.0
  • Nora - Woman in Bar
  • 1938
Joan Blondell, Dorothy Arnold, Richard Boone, Ric Roman, Jerry Bresler, Hugo Haas, and Eleanor Parker in Lizzie (1957)
Lizzie
6.3
  • Elizabeth's Mother
  • 1957

Credits

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Actress

  • Fräulein (1958)
    Fräulein
    6.6
    • Woman with Hugo (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Jack Webb in Dragnet (1951)
    Dragnet
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • Joan Blondell, Dorothy Arnold, Richard Boone, Ric Roman, Jerry Bresler, Hugo Haas, and Eleanor Parker in Lizzie (1957)
    Lizzie
    6.3
    • Elizabeth's Mother
    • 1957
  • Scott Forbes in The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cherry Blondell
    • 1957
  • Louis Hayward in The Lone Wolf (1954)
    The Lone Wolf
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Nancy St. Clair
    • 1954
  • The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1952)
    The Files of Jeffrey Jones
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • Dick Foran, Charley Grapewin, and Anita Louise in Hero for a Day (1939)
    Hero for a Day
    5.3
    • Dorothy
    • 1939
  • Jan Duggan, William Gargan, and Irene Hervey in The House of Fear (1939)
    The House of Fear
    6.2
    • Gloria DeVere
    • 1939
  • Mischa Auer, Baby Sandy, Dennis O'Keefe, and Shirley Ross in Unexpected Father (1939)
    Unexpected Father
    5.3
    • Sally - Showgirl
    • 1939
  • Harry Carey, William 'Billy' Benedict, Harris Berger, and David Gorcey in Code of the Streets (1939)
    Code of the Streets
    5.5
    • Mildred
    • 1939
  • The Family Next Door (1939)
    The Family Next Door
    6.0
    • Cashier
    • 1939
  • Dorothea Kent and George Murphy in Risky Business (1939)
    Risky Business
    6.5
    • Helen (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Charlie McCarthy in You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
    6.9
    • 1st Debutante (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Rochelle Hudson and Kent Taylor in Pirates of the Skies (1939)
    Pirates of the Skies
    5.5
    • Waitress (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Bela Lugosi, Dorothy Arnold, and Robert Kent in The Phantom Creeps (1939)
    The Phantom Creeps
    4.7
    • Jean Drew
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 21, 1917
    • Duluth, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • November 13, 1984
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouses
      Ralph PeckovichAugust 27, 1970 - November 13, 1984 (her death)
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Owned a supper club in Palm Springs, Charcoal Charley's, where she performed for the patrons.

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