Dorothy Arnold (November 21, 1917 â€" November 13, 1984) was an
American film actress and the first wife of baseball star Joe
DiMaggio. Her 20-year movie career began with 1937's Freshies and
ended with 1957's Lizzie.She was born as Dorothy Arnoldine Olson in
Duluth, Minnesota, of Norwegian heritage. By the age of 12 she was
performing on amateur nights at Duluth's Lyric Theater and with the
local Salvation Army Band. She graduated from Denfeld High School in
1935. Her first theatrical job was with the Band Box Revue, traveling
out of Chicago. She studied at Paramount School in New York and played
bits in pictures as a dancer.Arnold tested twice with Paramount
Pictures, but it was Universal Studios that offered her a stock
contract. She appeared in 15 films between 1937 and 1939. Her most
memorable roles were as the imperiled heroine Jean Drew in The Phantom
Creeps (with Bela Lugosi and Robert Kent) and Gloria DeVere in The
House of Fear (with Irene Hervey and William Gargan).
American film actress and the first wife of baseball star Joe
DiMaggio. Her 20-year movie career began with 1937's Freshies and
ended with 1957's Lizzie.She was born as Dorothy Arnoldine Olson in
Duluth, Minnesota, of Norwegian heritage. By the age of 12 she was
performing on amateur nights at Duluth's Lyric Theater and with the
local Salvation Army Band. She graduated from Denfeld High School in
1935. Her first theatrical job was with the Band Box Revue, traveling
out of Chicago. She studied at Paramount School in New York and played
bits in pictures as a dancer.Arnold tested twice with Paramount
Pictures, but it was Universal Studios that offered her a stock
contract. She appeared in 15 films between 1937 and 1939. Her most
memorable roles were as the imperiled heroine Jean Drew in The Phantom
Creeps (with Bela Lugosi and Robert Kent) and Gloria DeVere in The
House of Fear (with Irene Hervey and William Gargan).
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