The May 4, 1959, issue of "Life" magazine contained a ten-page pictorial of her luxurious home in Holllywood. Not long after the issue came out, her home was robbed while she was attending a party.
Was discovered by an RKO talent agent while acting with the Pasadena Playhouse.
She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Majored in drama and speech at Northwestern University.
She graduated from Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, class of 1941.