- Designed the original Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas.
- He worked as a ski instructor in Sun Valley, Idaho, and taught movie mogul Darryl F. Zanuck, who brought him to Los Angeles for a screen test. Qvale signed a contract with 20th Century Fox, earning $75 a week.
- Qvale was a prominent architect who spent much of his free time trying to preserve historic buildings. He studied architecture at the University of Washington, where he joined the ski team.
- After serving four years as a pilot in WWII, Qvale returned to Los Angeles, and abandoned his acting career to pursue his first love, architecture.
- Children: sons Paul, John, and Erik; daughter Signe.
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