Dolores Donlon

Dolores Donlon
Born	Patricia Vaniver (1920-09-19)September 19, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 30, 2012(2012-11-30) (aged 92) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names	Delores Donlon, Pat Van Iver
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	1944-1962
Spouse(s)	Victor Orsatti (1949-1960; divorced) Robert dePasquale (1962-?; divorced) Fernando Mendez (1974-?; divorced) [1]

Dolores Donlon (born Patricia Vaniver; September 19, 1920 – November 30, 2012) was an American model and actress.^[2]

Career

Born in 1920 in Philadelphia and raised in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, Donlon attended a convent school in Tarrytown, New York. She later trimmed a few years off her age by claiming 1926 was her year of birth when she began modeling in the mid-1940s under the name Pat Van Iver.^[3] for the Walter Thornton Model Agency.^[4] She began acting in 1948 with uncredited walk-on parts in movies including Dough Girls and Easter Parade.

In 1946, she was elected Queen of the Ball by the

In 1957, Donlon was Playboy's August Playmate of the Month.^[2]

Marriages

Donlon was married to Hollywood talent agent Victor Orsatti from 1949 to 1960.^[7] The couple separated in 1958 after nine years of marriage, and were divorced in 1960.^[8][9] She starred in Italian director Franco Rossi's 1961 film Nude Odyssey.^[10] She retired from acting the following year after marrying New York Philharmonic violinist Robert dePasquale.^[6] She later divorced dePasquale and married Fernando Mendez. That union also ended in divorce.^[1] All three marriages were childless.^[1]

Death

Donlon died in her native Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 30, 2012, aged 92.^[11]

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