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== Early life == Dahl was born on August 11, 1925, in [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, to Idelle ({{nΓ©e|Swan}}) and Rudolph Dahl, a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford Motor]] dealer and executive.{{Citation needed |date=May 2023}} Her parents were both of Norwegian descent.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Byrge |first1=Duane |last2=Barnes |first2=Mike |date=2021-11-29 |title=Arlene Dahl, Actress Who Made Beauty Her Business, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/arlene-dahl-dead-journey-center-earth-1235054140/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> She cited her year of birth as 1928,<ref name="Chase2013"/> although her birth record (1925-43442, available through the Minnesota Historical Society) shows she was born on August 11, 1925.<ref name="mnhs"/> An August 13, 2014, article in the ''[[New York Social Diary]]'' by David Patrick Columbia, titled "Losses and Gains", references her 89th birthday celebration with her husband, children, and family.<ref name="nysd"/> As a child, Dahl took [[elocution]] and dancing lessons and was active in theatrical events at Margaret Fuller Elementary School, Ramsey Junior High School, and Washburn Senior High School. After graduating from high school, she performed in a local drama group and briefly worked as a model for department stores. Dahl's mother was involved in local amateur theatre. Dahl briefly attended the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref name="life">{{cite news |title=Arlene Dahl |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |first=Freida |last=Zylstra |page=B11 |date=October 17, 1948}}</ref>
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