Arleen Whelan

• Born: Sep 16, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Died: Apr 08, 1993 in Orange County, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '30s-'50s
• Major Genres: Comedy, Western
• Career Highlights: Kidnapped, Young Mr. Lincoln, Thanks for Everything
• First Major Screen Credit: Gateway (1938)

Biography

A former manicurist, Arleen Whelan had been playing movie bits for nearly a year when she was signed to a 20th Century-Fox contract in 1938. Largely confined to programmers and "B"-pictures, Whelan managed to cop the plum role of pioneer wife Hannah Clay in John Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln (1939). Her career peaked in the mid-1940s; by the 1950s, she had to make do with Republic westerns, though Young Mr. Lincoln director John Ford did secure her a good part in The Sun Shines Bright (1953). Married three times, Arleen Whelan's first husband was Egyptian leading man Alex D'Arcy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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