[3] Houck, credited as Doris Colleen, is familiar to modern viewers for her roles in several Three Stooges short subjects, such as G.I.

She is best remembered as the aggressive girlfriend who throws Shemp Howard's head into a vise until he decided to marry her in Brideless Groom: Houck also performed in night clubs.

[2] In 1955, Houck signed an exclusive seven-year songwriting contract with Arthur Valanda, manager of T-C Publishing Corporation.

[4] Houck was married to San Antonio, Texas oil man Edward G. Nealis; they divorced in May 1948.

On January 6, 1950, Houck married Los Angeles police officer and Hollywood fixer Fred Otash, in Beverly Hills.