[4] She delivered a video-taped message at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Miss America organization, in which she said "I am glad to have lived long enough to see how women’s fight against inequality, sexual harassment, and abuse has finally come to the fore.

And I hope that future Miss Americas can help further the progress of healing the divisions in our country along racial lines, fight voter suppression, and motivate us all to respond to the specter of climate change.

[10] She had roles in Winged Victory and The Jolson Story, and many television roles, including The Frank Sinatra Show, Adventures of Kit Carson, Dick Tracy, Abbott and Costello, and Perry Mason[7][1] As described in her memoir, “normal” life in Hollywood revolved around the party scene at the homes of Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Danny Kaye.

Most influentially, she was a regular at Saturday gatherings at Gene Kelly’s home, infused with music (including impromptu piano and song with Andre Previn and Paul Robeson) and literary conversation.

She watched friends and colleagues persecuted under McCarthy’s Red Scare and witnessed the ravages of blacklisting throughout her cultural world.

[1] Later, after moving back to Los Angeles, she worked as a production assistant at LUX Video Theater—the first live television drama—and later as a hospice care provider.