Mary Dawne Arden (July 30, 1933 – December 13, 2014) was an American actress who worked in both

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and

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Early years

Arden was born in

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, but moved to

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at the age of 12 to attend an art school.

Career

Arden had a successful modeling career in Europe and appeared in numerous Italian movies during the 1960s. This actress is not to be confused with Mary Arden, who worked in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s, but worked professionally as Mary Arden. Mary Arden's best known role is that of model Peggy Peyton in

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's ''

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''. Aside from acting in the film, Arden was also responsible for writing its English dialogue, as she seemed the original translated screenplay to be too stilted. She also made an uncredited cameo appearance in ''

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'' as an on-screen TV personality. In the 1960s, she also worked in the United States as a member of the

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Dancers, on the televised

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show. While in Italy, she also appeared in photo novels including a well-known series of the period, entitled ''Kriminal.'' After living and working in Italy for eight years, she returned to the United States in 1979, and performed in only a couple of more roles, before retiring completely from the cinema. She spent nine years in

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where she held marketing and managing positions for ''Helena Rubinstein Cosmetics''. When she returned to NYC, she began her own marketing and body language consulting practice, Arden Associates. Arden was also on the faculty of

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, in the Department of Culture and Communication, where she taught business communication.

Personal life

Arden married A.A. Hansi in Rome in 1965.

Death

Arden died in Calvary Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, on December 13, 2014 at the age of 81.

Filmography

References

Biography at gosadistik.com

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arden, Mary 1933 births 2014 deaths American expatriates in Italy American film actresses 20th-century American actresses Female models from Missouri Actresses from St. Louis 21st-century American women