Anecdotes

She was married to Benjamin Bensinger III, heir to the Brunswick bowling fortune.

Became a writer in the 1970s.

Was spotted by director Henry Hathaway while working as a receptionist in a Beverly Hills dental clinic, subsequently cast in a small role in Prince Vaillant (1954). Briefly a starlet at 20th Century-Fox (1954) and MGM (1955-57).

Served for 15 years on the executive board of the UCLA Art Council.

Studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.

Apparently, she was another cancer-related victim who died at an early age no less, from the nuclear tests locations where the cursed film "The Conqueror" was shot.

According to the L. A. times article announcing her death, she died from "unknown but natural causes in her Beverly Hills home.".