Dodie Marshall dancing with Elvis Presley in Spinout (1966)
Dec 1934: born Rhoda Bailey Wolf, 22 December 1934, Philadelphia PA; baptised 10 May 1936, St James Lutheran; confirmed 11 May 1952, St Mark’s.
Jun 1955: Rhoda Wolf (student, age 20) of 1014 Haworth St Philadelphia, US passport 622486, passenger on French SS Ile de France departing New York 22 June 1955 for Southhampton UK; arrived UK 28 June 1955; departed UK 31 August 1955.
Jun 1956: Class of 1956: Bucknell University PA as Rhoda Bailey Wolf, majors in English and Art
Nov 1957: dating hotel heir Conrad “Nicky” Hilton
Apr 1958: the town’s newest click model, of the “curvy, outdoor type” is Dodie Marshall
Apr 1958: in the court of NY Press Photographers Ball queen, Dorothy Dolliver
Jun 1958: dating Sydney Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin’s son)
Oct 1958: elected “Miss Anti-Freeze”
Oct 1958: divorced advertising executive Barry Marshall
Nov 1958: dating Count Juliano Ferrari
Apr 1959: dating Iranian prince Felix Aghayan
Jun 1959: dating Elvis Presley’s early manager Bob Neal
Mar 1960: dating wealthy industrialist Walter Troutman
Jul 1960: dating entrepreneur Sherman Fairchild
Aug 1960: stalked by a rejected TV producer
Nov 1960: dating Brian Sweeny, son of the Duchess of Argyll
Dec 1960: wants to join Young Democrats for Touch Football
Jan 1961: gives up $500 per week modeling fees for $45 per week in off-Broadway show Tiger Rag as “debutante / dazzler”
Mar 1961: driving Dr Ernest Wynder daffy
Aug 1961: dating Harry Gould Jr, son of the paper tycoon
Sep – Nov 1961: dating socialite Ogden Hammond Jr
Jun 1962: cast in the Broadway production of Oliver! as a “Londoner”
Jun 1963: dating Andy Williams’ musical director Colin Romoff
Aug 1963: learning Judo with pianist Roger Williams
Apr 1964: leaves Oliver! for a Rock Hudson movie.
Dec 1964: My Favourite Martin (TV) ‘Won’t You Come Home’ Imogene
Apr 1965: trysting at Hollywood Beachcombers with Joan Collins’ ex Maxwell Reed
Oct 1965: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV) ‘Foxes and Hounds’ receptionist
Nov 1965: appears on Shindig! wth Len Barry, Glenn Campbell, Bobby Sherman
Jan 1966: My Brother The Angel (TV) ‘Hawaiian Caper’ Carol
Feb 1966: lands a role as a drummer in the next MGM Elvis Presley movie Spinout
Mar & Jun 1966: dines with Conrad Hilton at Hollywood Beachcombers
Jun 1966: appears in Youth Parade, “Rescue Operation For Tresses”
Aug 1966: appears in Youth Parade, “Spotting the Fun Fashions”
Oct 1966: The Rounders (TV) ‘Scavenger Hunt’ Maria
Oct 1966: appears at Long Beach Elks Club with make-up artist Don Cash Jr
Dec 1966: Spinout – Susan
Dec 1966: signs with Hal Wallis to appear with Elvis in Easy Come, Easy Go at Paramount
Jan 1967: dating Sy Bartlett
Feb 1967: dines with Hotel King C. Hilton at Tracton’s
May 1967: dances with Omar Sharif at The Daisy Club
Jun 1967: Easy Come, Easy Go – Jo Symington
Sep 1967: dating Roger Corman
Sep 1967: Cowboy In Africa (TV) ‘Kifaru’ Martha Sawyer
Apr 1969: supports E. Blaine Sorensen for School Board
1970: Los Angeles Blue Book (Social Register) as Mrs Arthur Arden Cameron Sr (Dodie Bailey Marshall PhD) at 409 N. Crescent BH (Hotel del Flores).
Mar 1990: Congratulated by Beverly Hills Mayor Maxwell Salter for achieving “World Records Highest IQ” on a self-administered IQ test (as Dr Dodie Marshall).
Sep 1995: reads scripts to herself in her room at the Hotel del Flores, for past 18 years
Dec 2005: while a passenger on MTA bus on 19 December, falls and injures herself.
Feb 2008: Rhoda Bailey Wolf, Jr. aka Dodie Marshall, by and through her conservator Norine Boehmer, mediated settlement wth LA County MTA – $750,000.
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Fascinating stuff. I wonder what has happened to her. She dated wealthy men but lived for 18 years in the inexpensive Hotel De Flores.
She would be 85 now. Hope she’s well!
She lives in a nursing home in Los Angeles.
Thank you for reading and commenting. I also think it’s a fascinating story and quite sad. I’ve spoken to one of her carers; she’s still alive, goes by Rhoda, but has both physical and mentalk health problems. I visited the Hotel De Flores – wow, it’s from another era and a bit scary, right across the road from Beverly Hills City Hall!