Was a talented violinist, and frequently played duets with her lifelong friend Jack Benny on
his show, to great comic effect.
In 1951, changed her last name, LaFleche, to her father's middle name,
MacKenzie, lest her name sound "like a striptease artist's."
Her daughter, vocalist Gigi MacKenzie, included a duet with her mother "Stranger In Paradise" on her 2006 album "Skylark".
Was a Canadian of French-Scottish ancestry.
Daughter, Gigi Downs; son, Mac Shuttleworth.
In 1955, at the height of her Your Hit Parade (1950) fame, had a top-40 hit
record with "Hard to Get" (X Records, a division of RCA Victor), which
attained the #5 position in June of that year, remaining on
the charts for 16 weeks.
Her longtime friend, Jack Benny, often referred to her as "Doll".