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You can find Irmgard Dawson's IMDB page here.

You can also find some biographical info about her in the text of a 1965 court case, Levitt v. Levitt, in which her former husband, Gene Levitt, was suing to lower his alimony payments to her. The document says that in the late 1950s Dawson had moved back to Germany where her sole source of income was the alimony. Nevertheless, the court agreed to lower the payments to a "token amount."

Gene Levitt was a TV writer best known for creating the Fantasy Island series.

Highland Park News-Herald - Apr 24, 1953



Los Angeles Southwest Wave - May 10, 1953



In 1944, Dawson had also won the title of "Watermelon-Eating Queen of Florida" at a contest in Miami Beach. Note that her crown was carved from a watermelon.

     Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 10, 2023
     Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests | 1950s





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