[3] In 1977, while living in Santa Monica, CA, The New York Times[4] noted that Gaston was an equestrian,[5][6] and she pursued a career[7] in show jumping.
[8] Gaston has written and sold screenplays, including Like a Lady[9] and Mockingbird, to Steve Tisch and New Line Cinema,[8][10] and Madame Lupescue (to Ron Howard in 1996).
[8][16] Gaston directed the 2002 heist film Beyond the City Limits[17] Rip It Off with Nastassja Kinski, Alyson Hannigan and Jennifer Esposito, received mixed reviews.
[8] Though Gaston is a Democrat and her great Grandfather, Mayor of Boston and Governor of Mass, the doc was only discussed in "right of center" blogs and media outlets such as Fox and Friends and others.
The film 9 Bullets, inspired by her close friendship with the burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee and starring Lena Headey, Sam Worthington, and Dean Scott Vazquez, was released in April 2022 by Screen Media.