In addition to shows, she visited hospitals, including the wards of amputees and burn victims.
Though production of the movie was from 1949 to 1953 delays by Hughes , it was not released until 1957.
Since 1979, she has been married to Thomas Dixon, an actor and dentist.
At age 17, she eloped to , with Jack Newman, but because of his abusive nature the marriage was quickly dissolved.