- Left acting to devote herself to family life
- In 1948 she married William Hayes, a Hollywood lawyer and pilot, whom she met when she was a passenger on one of his flights.
- Under contract to RKO Studios at 15
- Turner Classic Movies channel honored her career with a day featuring her films on November 4, 2019.
- Began her career in radio while in her early teens.
- Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes returned to her family.
- Briefly attended the University of Oklahoma.
- Signed by Paramount in 1951, she was a member of the studio's selected "Golden Circle of Newcomers.".
- Sister of Pete Gates.
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