Dolores Donlon
Dolores Donlon | |
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Born | Patricia Vaniver (1920-09-19)September 19, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | November 30, 2012(2012-11-30) (aged 92) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Other names | Delores Donlon, Pat Van Iver |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 1944-1962 |
Spouse(s) | Victor Orsatti (1949-1960; divorced) Robert dePasquale (1962-?; divorced) Fernando Mendez (1974-?; divorced) [1] |
Dolores Donlon (born Patricia Vaniver; September 19, 1920 – November 30, 2012) was an American model and actress.[2]
Career
Born in 1920 in Philadelphia and raised in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, Donlon attended a convent school in Tarrytown, New York. She later trimmed a few years off her age by claiming 1926 was her year of birth when she began modeling in the mid-1940s under the name Pat Van Iver.[3] for the Walter Thornton Model Agency.[4] She began acting in 1948 with uncredited walk-on parts in movies including Dough Girls and Easter Parade.
In 1946, she was elected Queen of the Ball by the New York Press Photographers Association.[5] By 1954, she was playing credited roles in movies such as The Long Wait and Security Risk, and appearing in television series. Her television credits include roles in Have Gun - Will Travel, The Texan, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Maverick, Perry Mason, The Jack Benny Program, 77 Sunset Strip and I Love Lucy.[6]
In 1957, Donlon was Playboy's August Playmate of the Month.[2]
Marriages
Donlon was married to Hollywood talent agent Victor Orsatti from 1949 to 1960.[7] The couple separated in 1958 after nine years of marriage, and were divorced in 1960.[8][9] She starred in Italian director Franco Rossi's 1961 film Nude Odyssey.[10] She retired from acting the following year after marrying New York Philharmonic violinist Robert dePasquale.[6] She later divorced dePasquale and married Fernando Mendez. That union also ended in divorce.[1] All three marriages were childless.[1]
Death
Donlon died in her native Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 30, 2012, aged 92.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Dolores Donlon Profile". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ a b "Playmate data". Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ "The Face Is the Same But Not the Name". The Des Moines Register. Iowa, Des Moines. November 10, 1957. p. 88. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Agent Finds Model, Sues". Daily News (Los Angeles, CA). October 22, 1954. p. 11.
- ^ "Press Reports". Popular Photography. December 1946. p. 206. ISSN 1542-0337.
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Dolores Donlon Biography". AllMovie. All Media Network. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ "Talent Agent Victor Orsatti". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 14, 1984.
- ^ "Vic Orsatti's Third Wife to File Suit". Los Angeles Times. September 29, 1958. p. 47. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dolores Donlon Seeks Divorce". Indiana Gazette. Associated Press. January 26, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnson, Erskine (October 16, 1960). "How Dolores Got Starring Role is Hollywood Odyssey". Star-Banner.
- ^ "Patricia Dolores Mendez". Terranova Funeral Home. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
External links
- Dolores Donlon at Playboy Online
- Dolores Donlon at IMDb
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