[3] Hale played piano from an early age, and when she was 5 years old, one of her performances led to Tacoma newspapers commenting on her talents as a prodigy.
"I finally convinced them", she said, "that in order to write plays I should have some working knowledge of the stage".
[8] Hale's Broadway credits include The Arabian (1927), The Royal Box (1928), Sakura (1928, Three Men and a Woman (1932), and Late Wisdom (1934).
[9] On radio, Hale played Dale Arden on The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon,[10] Annette Rogers on John's Other Wife[11] and Shanghai Lil on Jungle Jim.
[12] She also was featured on Second Husband,[13] Aunt Jenny, Our Gal Sunday, and Young Doctor Malone.