column and later operating a premium phoneline company. Dahl wrote more than two dozen books on the topics of beauty and astrology. Dahl guest-starred on episodes of shows starring her son, Renegade and Air America. Business ventures In 1951, Dahl began writing for a tri-weekly beauty column for Let's Be Beautiful, a newspaper owned by Chicago Tribune founder Robert McCormick. In the mid-1950s, Dahl founded Arlene Dahl Enterprises, selling lingerie, nightgowns, pajamas and cosmetics. She invented the Dahl Beauty Cap, a knitted sleeping cap for women. Dahl began working at Sears Roebuck as director of beauty products in 1970, earning nearly $750,000 annually, but she left in 1975 to found a short-lived fragrance company, Dahlia. Personal life Dahl had six husbands: Actor Lex Barker. They met in the early 1950s, wed on April 16, 1951, and divorced the following year (Barker later married Lana Turner). Actor Fernando Lamas. They married in 1954. In 1958, Dahl and Lamas had their only child, Lorenzo Lamas. Shortly after giving birth to Lorenzo, Dahl slowed and eventually ended her career as an actress, although she still appeared in films and on television occasionally. Dahl and Lamas divorced in 1960. Heir to the Fleischmann yeast fortune and oilman Christian R. Holmes. They married on October 15, 1960, and had one child, Dahl's only daughter, Christina Carole Holmes. She and Holmes were divorced November 29, 1963. Russian wine writer and entrepreneur Alexis Lichine. They were married from 1964 to 1969. TV producer-cum-yacht broker Rounsevelle W. "Skip" Schaum. They were married from 1969 to 1976. Her second son, Rounsevelle Andreas Schaum, was born during this marriage. Packaging designer Marc Rosen. They were married from 1984 until her death. She divided her time between New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida. She has six grandchildren (including AJ Lamas and Shayne Lamas) and two great-grandchildren. She died in her Manhattan apartment on November 29, 2021, at the age of 96. Filmography Television work Radio appearances Bibliography Notes References External links Arlene Dahl profile at Brian's Drive-In Theatre Photographs and literature at Virtual-History.com 1925 births 2021 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from Minneapolis American businesspeople in retailing California Republicans New York (state) Republicans American relationships and sexuality writers American people of Norwegian descent Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players University of Minnesota alumni Writers from Minneapolis 21st-century American women