- She and actress Myrna Dell are credited for originating the idea of traveling autograph conventions.
- Was discovered while working as a telephone operator in White Plains, New York in 1938. Similarly, 39 years later in 1977, her last acting role was that of an operator in Daughter of Evil (1977).
- She was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in 1958, after rear-ending another car on Sunset Boulevard and subsequently refusing to take a field sobriety test.
- Was asked to try out for the role of the elder Rose Dawson Calvert in Titanic (1997) but she was too ill and the role went to Gloria Stuart.
- She was Miss Breathless of 1943.
- She modeled for Chesterfield's cigarettes, Elizabeth Arden, Campbell's Soup, and later on New York photographers voted her as the "girl with the most beautiful hands".
- Outside of acting, she was an accomplished painter.
- Has a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
- She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
- She was a lifelong Democrat.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content