[6] In the fall of 1943, she was one of three dancers from that group to sign contracts to perform in Roll Up Your Sleeves on Broadway.

[10] Billed as a starlet, she was a member of a group of Hollywood actors who traveled across the country in 1951-1952 promoting the 50th anniversary of movie theaters.

From 1962 to 1971, she cohosted (with Frank Buxton[2] and later Bill Owen) the ABC-TV children's documentary program Discovery.

[2] Gibson also appeared in commercials for a cake mixes, cameras, candy bars, detergents and various soap products, hair sprays and paper towels.

She adhered to Roman Catholicism[14] and was a lifelong Republican who supported Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election.

In 1957, Gibson was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Beth Livingstone in Happy Hunting.