1. Denise Darcel was a French-American vaudevillian, actress and singer, who from 1948 and 1963, appeared in films in Hollywood, and briefly on the stage, television and radio.
13 Facts About Denise Darcel
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Denise Darcel came to the United States in 1947 and became an American citizen in 1952.
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In 1950, Denise Darcel had a Vaudeville act, which was panned by at least one reviewer.
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Denise Darcel made quite an impression in Tarzan and the Slave Girl opposite Lex Barker, then co-starred with Robert Taylor in Westward the Women and Glenn Ford in Young Man with Ideas.
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Denise Darcel asked questions of married couples who sought to win the grand prize of a mink coat.
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Denise Darcel retired from stripping after a few years and returned to the cabaret circuit, making a few appearances on television.
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Denise Darcel's first husband, William Shaw, was an American Army captain whom she married in 1947.
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Denise Darcel obtained a Mexican divorce from Peter Crosby 12 August 1951.
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Online music store iTunes made Denise Darcel's album, Banned in Boston, available for purchase alongside actress Lizabeth Scott's album, Lizabeth.
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On 23 June 1968, Denise Darcel was arrested in Miami, Florida, and charged with shoplifting women's undergarments valued at $38.94.
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Denise Darcel was found guilty and fined $300 in a trial 10 July 1968.
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In 1968, Denise Darcel was name Queen of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival.
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Denise Darcel died in December 2011, aged 87, after emergency surgery to repair a ruptured aneurysm.