[4] Her father cut off her allowance in hopes that she would return home, but her contract with Universal Studios enabled her to continue in Hollywood.

"[5] She was one of several replacements for the leading female role in the long-running Broadway production of The Seven Year Itch.

[6] On television, she played the title role in the NBC-TV series Concerning Miss Marlowe (1954)[7] and co-starred in the CBS drama Stage Door (1950).

[7]: 1008 She was married to CBS news correspondent and author Charles Collingwood from 1946 until her death[1] and retired several years after their marriage.

[4] Allbritton died of cancer on February 16, 1979, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where she and Collingwood had one of their homes.