Was the first civilian woman to travel to the Pacific theater of war during World War II on a USO tour.
Engaged at one time to Cary Grant (I).
Baptismal godfather to her elder son was US President John F. Kennedy.
Model, stage actress and also leading lady in Hollywood "B" pictures from the mid-30's to mid-40's. She married a future US Congressman and would later become a socialite in political circles.
Also known as the "Ipana Girl" because of the magazine ads she appeared in.
