One of her fans once sent her a live baby alligator.
Known as "Little Mitzi" early in her career, she was the first child
Paramount Pictures ever signed to a multi-picture contract.
Introduced the Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart song "My Funny Valentine" when she performed it for the first time on stage in the original Broadway production of "Babes in Arms" (Shubert Theatre, 1937).
Was named after vaudeville performer Mitzi Hajos Marshall, wife of actor Boyd Marshall.