Died on the same day as actor Don Taylor.
She had a love of letter writing. She also had a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, painted, and collected spoons.
She was close friends with a handful of big names; some of which were Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball, William Powell, James Stewart, Sylvia Sidney, Fred Astaire, James Cagney, Rosalind Russell, Doris Day, and Loretta Young.
She was recommended by a friend to try acting while working as a clothing model in a local department store. She soon appeared in a small speaking role in a stage production of "Jane Eyre".