Arleen Whelan
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Arleen Whelan | |
|---|---|
 Whelan in 1938 | |
| Born | September 1, 1916 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1993 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1937–1957 |
| Spouses | Hugh Owen
(m. 1942; div. 1953)Dr. Warren O. Cagney
(m. 1960; div. 1961) |
Arleen Whelan (September 1, 1916 – April 7, 1993[1]) was an American film actress.
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).[4]
Whelan's Broadway credits include Oh, Brother! (1945) and The Doughgirls (1942).[5]
Personal life
Whelan wed actor Alexander D'Arcy in September 1940, and they were divorced in 1943.[6] On October 1, 1942, she married Hugh Owen (a film distributor). They separated on July 8, 1952, and she filed for divorce in 1953.[7] Her third marriage, to Warren O. Cagney, also ended in divorce.[2]
On April 8, 1993, Whelan died in Orange, California, following a stroke.[2]
