caption death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date spouse yearsactive image article_title birth_name
randall in 1940 22 july 2010 riverside , california chicago , illinois rebel randall 22 january 1922 william 1946 - 9 october 1947 -rrb- -lrb- may 1943 - mann april 1944 -rrb- glenn thompson -lrb- 21 september 1953 - moore december 1953 ; -rrb- -lrb- aka peter potter -rrb- -lrb- 1940-1956 rebel randall 1940.jpg rebel randall
 alaine charlotte dorothy brandes
rebel randall

rebel randall -lrb- born alaine charlotte dorothy brandes -lrb- january 22 , 1922 -- july 22 , 2010 -rrb- -rrb- , was an american film actress and radio personality .
she appeared in approximately 50 films between 1940 and 1956 .
she was a popular g.i. pin-up girl during the 1940s and did several layouts , including one for esquire magazine .
she did a stint as `` the coca cola girl '' in advertisements and was a disc jockey for the armed forces radio services and hosted a show called `` radio calling '' .
in the 1950s , rebel discovered that a new orleans stripper began using her name and she had to legally stop her .
according to an interview with mike barnum in the december 2009 issue of `` classic images '' , she got her initial start after winning a scholarship to the max reinhardt workshop in hollywood where she appeared as queen titania in a version of `` a midsummer night 's dream .
once a john robert powers model before going to hollywood .
born and raised in chicago , and graduated from foreman high school .
a glamorous brunette , she is remembered for her several dozen cinematic appearances from the early 1940s thru the mid 1950s .
after making a name for herself doing radio commercials , she moved to hollywood where she made her 1940 silver screen bow in `` turnabout '' .
working as a paramount contract player , she was seen in numerous features of the day , among them 1941 's `` the lone rider in ghost town '' , `` in old oklahoma '' and `` the powers girl '' -lrb- both 1943 -rrb- , the 1945 `` booby dupes '' , and 1945 's `` the shadow returns '' .
during world war ii , rebel also worked as a powers model , was a popular gi pin-up girl , was featured as `` esquire '' magazine 's centerfold at least twice , and had two failed marriages to radio personality william mann moore , a.k.a. peter potter ; in 1949 , she was named `` the most beautiful girl on tv '' .
in september of 1953 , rebel married wealthy actor and businessman glenn thompson in an ill-starred union that lasted only a few days due to her husband 's apparent mental instability , the marriage ending in annulment .
last seen on the screen in the 1956 short `` come on seven '' , she lived the rest of her days in southern california , was for a time the face of coca cola , had romances with several high profile men , though she never married again , gradually faded from view , and died after spending her final years in a nursing facility .
a number of her films are preserved on dvd .
life timeline 22 january 1920 is born in chicago , cook county , illinois 1923 is named the most beautiful child in a baby show 1925 is designated best dancer in an operetta at age 5 ?
is named foremost dancer at the enchanted island of chicago 's century of progress exhibition ?
is on stage at a chicago playhouse in everything from the wild duck to long voyage home 1940 is crowned `` ad queen of chicago '' by the chicago federated advertising club .
as a reward , she is sent to hollywood with a scholarship to study at max reinhardt 's workshop / upon graduation she plays the lead in booth tarkington 's seventeen , where she is seen by a talent scout who suggests that she audition for max reinhardt 's workshop in hollywood 1940 is crowned `` movie glamour girl of 1940 '' by the motion pictures still photographers association may 40 is among the leading candidates tested for columbia 's upcoming tillie , the toiler ; pinups in the magazines hail her as a member of the cast of the boys from syracuse .
the publicity department then discovers that she is n't in the movie at all .
in the nick of time , just before shooting is completed , a bit role is found for her . ?
is a powers model summer 1942 after a one-year stock contract at paramount with nothing to do except bit roles and publicity stills , she revolts and changes her name to rebel randall june 1942 calls off her engagement to radio announcer peter potter -lrb- aka william mann moore -rrb- 1943 is the fold-out in esquire may 1943 marries william m. moore , a.k.a. peter potter , the radio personality april 1944 is reported taking time off from atlantic city to divorce peter potter , creator of potter 's platter parade and juke box jury june 1944 esquire features her in a series of american beauties representing eastern-style beauty summer 1944 is on the cover of glamorous models 1946 remarries peter potter -lrb- aka william mann moore -rrb- 9 october 1947 divorces potter for a second time in los angeles .
she says he stayed away from home for days at a time .
1949 is named `` the most beautiful girl on tv '' and `` the glamour girl of hollywood '' may 1952 models hollywood-approved fashion in a layout in modern screen october 1952 is a big success as hollywood 's only female disc jockey with her armed forces radio service program `` america calling '' on kcbs .
she claims she has the world 's biggest telephone bill - at least $ 2,000 a month .
between records , she awards a free phone call to a gi overseas and his family at home .
she paid those bills herself .
`` only one minute of the phone call is heard on the air , after which the bosomy disc jockey lets the rest of the conversation be private from the estimated radio audience of 244,000,000 . ''
her popularity earns her a lot of titles : `` miss double distilled honey , '' `` the girl who keeps us cooking , '' `` the girl we 'd most like to keep us warm , '' `` the girl we would like to be at sea with , '' `` the girl we would most like to buzz with , '' and `` the girl whose voice could melt an iceberg '' november 1952 her program `` jukebox , u.s.a. '' is reported the biggest mail-getter of the armed forces radio service 21 september 1953 marries wealthy actor-salesman glenn thompson of amarillo , texas , in las vegas , nevada .
he 's 22 ; she 's 32 .
he 's the son of socialite tommy thompson and was seen around a lot with georgette martel , sister of `` miss universe , '' christiane martel .
she leaves him after three to six days .
6 october 1953 files a suit in los angeles court asking for annulment of her marriage to thompson , showing a great deal of bitterness .
she declares that thompson deceived her by saying his real name was glenn burgess and that he `` was not a healthy and normal male and did not desire children '' and was once `` committed to a sanitarium for treatment as abnormal . ''
she adds that the marriage shocked her physically and mentally .
she wants $ 500,000 in damages .
the press gives his age as 22 ; hers as 26 .
on july 10 , 1950 , thompson had tried to commit suicide in new york by jumping from the brooklyn bridge and was taken to bellevue hospital for mental examination .
4 november 1953 burgess is found semiconscious in the basement of an antique shop / art gallery on sunset boulevard , that is owned by his father , tommy thompson , having cut his wrists and having taken poison or sleeping pills in a suicide attempt .
he is reported in fair condition at general hospital .
the police say he telephoned his mother , mrs. robert burgess , in amarillo , texas , that he was dying and left a suicide note .
his mother contacted her divorced husband , thompson , who found burgess on the basement floor .
the note reads : `` before i kill myself i want to tell you i love you and dad ... i ca n't stand the disgrace of miss randall 's charges ... you know that it is n't true .
my mind is perfectly clear and i think this is the best way out for all of us ... i could n't face any more than i 've been through ... '' sheriff sergeant e. j. evans says burgess had attempted to see rebel without success the night before .
9 november 1953 columnist harrison carroll ponders : `` if rebel randall files the expected annulment against glenn thompson , will her process servers be able to serve him personally ?
according to intimates , glenn is taking off for england to be the house guest of lady tankerville chamberlayne and then will go on to portugal to visit at the home of madame lupescu . ''
early december 1953 obtains an annulment from thompson in los angeles because theirs was a `` kissless '' honeymoon .
she testifies that she and thompson never lived as man and wife after their elopement last september .
she dismisses the part of her suit which demanded $ 500,000 damages on grounds he concealed that he was not mentally and physically suited for marriage .
april 1954 meets count julio thomas molnar in buenos aires , argentina july 1954 is off to paris , france , to visit molnar and to attend with him the marriage of jean-marc heidsieck of the famous champagne clan march 1956 dates ad executive robert e. lee even though she claims she is still engaged to molnar , whom she has n't seen in a year august 1956 attends roberta linn 's opening at the mocambo with blake garner .
columnist harrison carroll reports that he noticed `` that rebel now wears her engagement ring from count julio molnar on her right hand ... '' 1990s lives in palm springs 22 july 2010 dies in riverside , california at the age of 88 july 2010 buried desert memorial park , cathedral city , riverside county , ca , plot : section b-9 , lot # 60 , not far from her twice-married ex-husband , william mann moore -lrb- aka peter potter -rrb- favorite quotes `` i loved my work and i took it seriously . ''
`` one of the problems of being an actor is that you work , and then you do n't work .
the time that you do n't work might be extensive and you do still have to continue to live . ''
