She attended Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, Briarcliff College, and the University of Arizona, where she studied drama.

They were married in 1954 at Griffin's family ranch in Arizona and lived in New York City before relocating to Beverly Hills.

[2] The couple's daughter, actress Dominique Dunne, was murdered by ex-boyfriend John Sweeney at her home in October 1982.

"[5] One year later, Dunne and Marcella Leach founded California Center for Family Survivors of Homicide, a victim's rights group.

[10] In 1990, she left Beverly Hills and relocated to Nogales, where she built a 5,500-square-foot home on the site of her parents' former ranch.