In the late 1930s Holloway was attending San Jose State University (SJSU) and had already gained notoriety for her writing abilities.

[4] At age 17, Holloway left college during her sophomore year[5] and traveled to New York with the hopes of landing a career in acting, however, she was discovered by Ted Collins, the manager of Kate Smith for her radio program The Kate Smith Show and was offered to work on the show.

[8] After the producer of Wagon Train accepted her first script submission in 1958, he put her under contract to continue writing for the show.

[10] Holloway was married to character actor Dan Tobin, whom she met while working on the daytime soap opera The First Hundred Years.

[8] Many of Holloway's radio scripts, screenplays, poetry, and coursework from her time at SJSU are stored in San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives.