Occupation Actress Years active 1937-1957 | Name Arleen Whelan Role Film actress | |
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Born September 1, 1916 ( 1916-09-01 ) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Died April 7, 1993, Orange County, California, United States Spouse Warren Cagney (m. 1960–1961), Hugh Owen (m. 1943–1953), Alexander D'Arcy (m. 1940–1943) Parents Kathleen Wright, Arthur Whelan Movies The Sun Shines Bright, Young Mr Lincoln, Flaming Feather, Raiders of Old California, San Antone Similar People Alexander D'Arcy, Barbara Rush, Ray Enright, Joseph Kane, Carol Thurston | ||
Movie legends arleen whelan
Arleen Whelan (September 1, 1916 – April 7, 1993) was an American film actress.
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Early years
Whelan was a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. Before she became an actress, she worked in Southern California as a manicurist, contributing her earnings to help with her family's expenses.
Career
Whelan appeared in 25 films between 1937 and 1957, reportedly after 20th Century Fox director H. Bruce Humberstone saw Whelan working as a manicurist in a barbershop. After her screen test the studio cast Whelan as the female lead in a film version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped (1938).
Whelan's Broadway credits include Oh, Brother! (1945) and The Doughgirls (1942).
Personal life
Whelan wed Alex D'Arcy (an actor) in September 1940, and they were divorced in 1943. On October 1, 1942, she married Hugh Owen (a film distributor). They separated on July 8, 1952, and she filed for divorce in 1953. Her other marriage was to Warren O. Cagney, and it ended in divorce.
Death
On April 8, 1993, Whelan died in Orange, California, following a stroke.