(January 11, 1922-February 13, 1955)
Born in Greenville, South Carolina
Birth name was Margaret Thomas Adams
Overdosed on Barbiturates at 33
Starred in 'Copacabana' and 'Colorado Serenade'

Her marriage to much-older actor Lyle Talbot was annulled.
She had a torrid eleven-year romance with producer George Jessel.
She hit Jessel upside the head in an airport, with the press dubbing her 'Miss Warpath of 1950.'
She was arrested for public drunkenness (December 12, 1954).

Montgomery Clift was a close friend.
Her dog saved her when she set her bedroom afire by way of a smoldering cigarette.
George Jessel fainted upon hearing of her death.
Her great-grandfather was the governor of North Carolina.

Credit: Black Chic

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