[1] Before singing professionally, she gained a reputation in Columbus as a star swimmer.

She was hospitalized with a punctured scalp, a fractured collarbone and pelvis, a dislocated hip, and shock.

[1] Mann's work with Gill brought her enough notability to be hired by Bob Crosby and by Jan Garber.

[3][4] After her tenure with Bob Crosby ended, she worked on Don McNeill's Breakfast Club from 1942 to 1947.

Mann died in South Bloomingville, Ohio on October 11, 2004, at the age of 90.