[2][3] Arlen was born Roxanne Giles[4] on January 10, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan.

A modeling contest at the Fox Theater in Detroit led to her career as an actress.

[6] On Broadway, Arlen portrayed Gloria Coogle in Who Was That Lady I Saw You With?

[5] Arlen left show business when she found herself being groomed for a sex-goddess role like that of Marilyn Monroe.

[7] Arlen was married to Red Buttons from 1947 to 1949, Milton Gilman from 1949 to 1954, and Tom Roddy from 1954 to 1957.