In 1938 she married Australian stuntman and make-up artist Curly Batson; this marriage lasted until his death in 1957.

Her victory won her not only a new Rover motorcar but also the exhibition of a portrait, by Sir Arthur Hacker, at the Royal Academy in London; the portrait was subsequently used on 4 May 1908 to fill the front page of the newspaper which had organised the contest.

[4] The painting was subsequently discovered to be in the collection of the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull but not on display because it required restoration; the necessary work was paid for by her great-grandson Gareth Neame.

Close's film career ended with the advent of talkies, as her English accent was deemed unsuitable for American audiences.

[5] Her great-grandson incorporated a passing reference to her career in an episode of Downton Abbey.