- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMartha Ruth Stewart Haworth
- Height1.68 m
- Born in rural Kentucky, she and her family relocated to Brooklyn, where her father worked as a businessman. Following her high school graduation, she was recommended to partake in a singing contest held by a local radio station from friends. She was so successful that she worked professionally as a singer during the Second World War, during which she was discovered. After breaking into films in 1945 she was often cast as best friends, starlets, good girls, and secretaries, in a three decade film and TV career. After leaving films in the 1960s, she spent her life dedicated to family and religious causes.- IMDb mini biography by: Treetops
- SpousesDavid Shelley(November 1955 - April 8, 1982) (his death, 3 children)George O'Hanlon(August 6, 1949 - February 1, 1952) (divorced)Joe E. Lewis(March 31, 1946 - August 2, 1949) (divorced)
- ChildrenBridget Beth ShelleyHope Maria ShelleyDariel Elizabeth Shelley
- ParentsWilliam Joseph Moffitt Jr.Lucien Paul HaworthGrace Lee TegethoffWilliam McLeanNettie Mae Stultz
- RelativesJeanette Haworth (Driscoll)(Sibling)William Harman Haworth(Sibling)Geoffrey Going(Niece or Nephew)
- She was a vocalist with the Glenn Miller Band.
- She has a sharp memory in her old age, which is thought to derive from her love of jigsaw puzzles.
- Reseda, California, USA: Living with her two daughters.
- She was singing at the famed Stork Club around Christmas 1944 where she was spotted by a talent scout who brought her to Hollywood in January 1945 to begin her career in motion pictures.
- She is the mother of two daughters and a son.
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