Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the
Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Security.
The actress's best friends were actors Grant Mitchell and Franklyn Pangborne and they were often guests at her home for dinner.
Bears a striking resemblance to character actress Frances Sternhagen, in physical appearance, demeanor, wry comic style, and choice of roles.
In addition to being a descendant of Presidents John Adams (born 1735) and his son John Quincy Adams, her father's stepfather, Samuel Oliver, had a mother named Julia Adams who descended from a different John Adams (born 1724).
In her main films her character was often that of an outspoken aunt.
Biography in "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen.