Trivia

On 3/24/2019, she was honored with a Sketch of the Day caricature on the website Star Portraits.

During her Warner Bros. years, the studio tried to make her its female equivalent to MGM's Mickey Rooney.

Was considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Autant en emporte le vent (1939).

Left show business in 1947 to focus on her career as a professional theatrical and musical instructor.

Was under contract to Warner Bros. in the 1930s when she was in her teens.

Began her career as a John Robert Powers model in New York City.

Cremated and her ashes returned to her surviving sister.

Was actually born in 1919 not 1920 as Warner Bros. publicized.

Was discovered by a talent scout while modeling in a fashion show.