Dixie Wanda Hendrix
Early life
Hendrix was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Her father was a logging foreman. She was performing in a school play in Jacksonville when she was seen by a talent agent who took her to Warner Bros in Los Angeles. Her parents moved with her to California, buying a ranch there. She graduated from University High School in Los Angeles.
Career
Hendrix made her first film, Confidential Agent, a highly decorated World War II hero. Her agent got him an early small film role. The couple was married in 1949, but divorced in 1951.
On June 26, 1954, Hendrix married wealthy sportsman James Langford Stack, Jr., the brother of actor Robert Stack. They divorced on November 3, 1958.
She married Italian financier and oil company executive Steven LaMonte on June 7, 1969; they divorced on November 17, 1980.