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- Birth nameDolores Jane Mickles
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Dolores Reed was born on October 11, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962), Hit and Run (1957) and Anybody Can Play (1958). She was married to Boyce Leon Mosco, Larry Eugene Reed and Philip Hoffman. She died on August 4, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesBoyce Leon Mosco(1960 - August 4, 1963) (her death, 1 child)Larry Eugene Reed(July 31, 1953 - March 1955) (divorced)Philip Hoffman(1950 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- RelativesMatthew Yturralde(Grandchild)
- In 1960, she married Boyce Leon Mosco, a salesman and heroin addict, who once was convicted of armed robbery. They had one daughter, Melody Mickles Mosco born on May 15, 1961. Falling on hard times three years later, he, Dolores and others tried to rob an armored truck but failed and managed to flee. A frightened Dolores hid out at home where she died of a heroin overdose the following day.
- As Dolores Jane Mosco, she died on August 4, 1963, at age 30, in Los Angeles from a morphine barbiturate overdose - one year to the day after Marilyn Monroe 's barbiturate overdose.
- Photogenic redheaded actress, dancer and model. Occasionally billed herself as "Delilah Dane". Featured in many magazines, including Frolic, Glamour Photography, Scamp and Modern Man Quarterly (which described her as "Hollywood's New Jane Russell").
- Her second husband, Larry Eugene Reed, was a mechanic who didn't want his wife pursuing an acting/modeling career. They split up within a year or two, but Dolores kept his surname after they divorced as a stage moniker.
- Her father abandoned the family while she was an infant. Her mother, Rhona, a wannabe actress, moved to Hollywood to get her daughter into pictures.
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