- She died at Coronado Hospital (now Sharp Coronado Hospital) in Coronado, CA from cirrhosis of the liver. Approximate interval between onset and death is estimated at 5 years. Another significant condition contributing to death but not related to the terminal disease is chronic pancreatitis. She was cremated at the Cypress View Crematory in San Diego, CA.
- A car crash in 1958 left her a partial cripple and she was forced to give up her career. She returned to her hometown and ran a dancing school.
- In 1949 she graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma (WA). In 1951 she graduated from Stephens College in Columbia (MO).
- In March 1952 she was named "Miss Hollywood Star of 1952." She also won the honor from a field of 94 girls and became the first girl mascot of a ball club. The club officials attempted to locate her and notify her of the choice, but she was nowhere to be found. Finally, they've discovered her in a Hollywood hospital, where she was recovering from an appendectomy. This story was described in all of Los Angeles' newspapers at that time.
- She was crowned one of Hollywood's new deb stars by Hollywood hair stylists in 1953.
- Taught a charm course, ballet, ballroom and tap dancing at the Lewis Harter Dance School in Tacoma in 1951.
- Wholesome, gorgeous blonde who only made a handful of second-lead roles, usually playing sweetheart types. Mogul Hal B. Wallis took an immediate personal interest in her.
- In 1935, she won a Shirley Temple look-alike contest at Tacoma's Roxy Theater over 200 other local contestants.
- Last husband, Lt. Commander Charles Candoo was her former Stadium High School classmate.
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