Her grandfather, Tracy C. Drake, and his brother built the Drake Hotel in Chicago.
In her 1962 divorce from Cary Grant, she received over $1 million in cash plus a percentage of the earnings from the 13 films he made during their marriage.
She lost over $200,000 worth of jewelry as well as a book manuscript she was working on in the Andrea Doria accident in July 1956.
Was a first-class passenger on the Andrea Doria along with Ruth Roman, and her son Dickie. Was saved from the ship after going onto the port side of the ship and finding that side's boats useless because of the severe list. She was later rescued from the sinking liner.