Toni Lanier Mannix (born Camille Bernice Froomess; February 19, 1906 – September 2, 1983) was an American actress and dancer in early motion pictures filmed with soundtracks, known as "talkies".
Going by the name Toni Lanier, she became known in Hollywood circles for her extramarital relationship with future husband MGM studio head Eddie Mannix,[1] who was married at the time to Bernice Fitzmaurice.
[citation needed] Toni Lanier, the Ziegfeld dancer and actress[1] met MGM's general manager Eddie Mannix in the 1930s.
[3] Reeves ended the affair in 1958 after meeting and starting a relationship with "B-girl" Leonore Lemmon in New York[1] while he was traveling on business.
His death by gunshot wound to the head five months later was officially ruled a suicide, although questions have been raised about the circumstances under which he died.