)[2] After graduating high school she spent two years at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing.

She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra.

Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926 with Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray.

[3] Among her over 200 films[4] were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives.

[citation needed] She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.