Actress Arlene Dahl of ‘Fantasy Island’ dies age 96

Actress Arlene Dahl, who wowed in theaters and on the small screen as a glamorous actress in the 1950s, has died. She was 96.

Her son, actor Lorenzo Lamas, posted notice of her death in New York on Monday.

Dahl arrived in Hollywood in 1946 after a stint as a model and in theater, starring in numerous movies, including “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” “A Southern Yankee, “Scene of the Crime” and “Jamaica Run,” where she met Fernando Lamas, Lorenzo’s father and one of her six husbands.

While acting during the 1950s she found time to establish Arlene Dahl Enterprises, selling lingerie and cosmetics, and write a beauty column.

Dahl was also known for soap opera roles in “One Life to Live” and “All My Children.”