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Dec-1922, div. 1925)<br><b>Husband:</b> William Gaston (div.)<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> Alan Ryan Jr.<br><b>Husband:</b> John Meehan (writer)<br><b>Husband:</b> Kenneth MacKenna (actor, m. Jan-1931, div. 1934)<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/950/000043821/">Maurice Chevalier</a><br><b>Boyfriend:</b> Delmar Daves<br><b>Husband:</b> Eric Barnekow (m. 1939, div.)<br><b>Slept with:</b> <a href="/people/543/000033444/">Fritz Lang</a><br><b>Slept with:</b> <a href="/people/456/000026378/">Otto Preminger</a><br><b>Boyfriend:</b> Hap Graham<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> Dennis Allen<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/563/000102257/">Herbert Marshall</a><br><p> High School: Cathedral School of Saint Mary (1920)<br><p> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6766 Hollywood Blvd<br> <a href="/event/267/000072051/">Abortion</a> <br> <a href="/event/789/000086531/">Miscarriage</a> <br> <a href="/event/633/000064441/">Suicide Attempt</a> (1934), speculative<br> <a href="/event/214/000062028/">Caught Fire</a> (Jan-1948)<br> <a href="/event/723/000080483/">Mastectomy</a> (1966)<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a>, <a href="/lists/445/000066247/">Breast Cancer</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/457/000370344/">Wife Wanted (2-Nov-1946)</a> <br> <a href="/films/079/000378939/">Allotment Wives (8-Nov-1945)</a> <br> <a href="/films/844/000231151/">Divorce (18-Aug-1945)</a> · Diane Hunter Carter<br> <a href="/films/244/000213602/">Four Jills in a Jeep (17-Mar-1944)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/725/000263933/">Between Us Girls (4-Sep-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/822/000110492/">Always in My Heart (14-Mar-1942)</a> · Marjorie Scott<br> <a href="/films/307/000161821/">The Feminine Touch (Oct-1941)</a> · Nellie Woods<br> <a href="/films/601/000092325/">Charley's Aunt (1-Aug-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/533/000355465/">Play Girl (29-Jan-1941)</a> · Grace Herbert<br> <a href="/films/707/000256936/">Little Men (29-Nov-1940)</a> · Jo<br> <a href="/films/406/000262617/">When the Daltons Rode (23-Aug-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/610/000041487/">It's a Date (19-Mar-1940)</a> · Georgia Drake<br> <a href="/films/922/000037811/">In Name Only (4-Aug-1939)</a> · Maida Walker<br> <a href="/films/076/000378936/">Women in the Wind (15-Apr-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/349/000161863/">King of the Underworld (7-Jan-1939)</a> · Carol Nelson<br> <a href="/films/225/000171709/">Comet Over Broadway (3-Dec-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/253/000213611/">Secrets of an Actress (10-Sep-1938)</a> · Fay Carter<br> <a href="/films/355/000116007/">My Bill (7-Jul-1938)</a> · Mary Colbrook<br> <a href="/films/525/000347481/">Women Are Like That (23-Apr-1938)</a> · Claire Landin<br> <a href="/films/811/000268007/">First Lady (4-Dec-1937)</a> · Lucy Chase Wayne<br> <a href="/films/353/000203741/">Confession (19-Aug-1937)</a> · Vera<br> <a href="/films/564/000252805/">Another Dawn (18-Jun-1937)</a> · Julia Ashton Wister<br> <a href="/films/220/000208593/">Stolen Holiday (6-Feb-1937)</a> <br> <a href="/films/531/000355463/">Give Me Your Heart (17-Sep-1936)</a> · Belinda Warren<br> <a href="/films/835/000242109/">The White Angel (25-Jun-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/224/000171708/">I Found Stella Parish (4-Nov-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/924/000278090/">Stranded (19-Jun-1935)</a> · Lynn Palmer<br> <a href="/films/415/000267611/">Living on Velvet (2-Mar-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/506/000269696/">British Agent (15-Sep-1934)</a> · Elena<br> <a href="/films/352/000203740/">Dr. Monica (21-Jun-1934)</a> · Dr. Monica<br> <a href="/films/908/000037797/">Wonder Bar (28-Feb-1934)</a> <br> <a href="/films/911/000121548/">Mandalay (10-Feb-1934)</a> · Tanya<br> <a href="/films/402/000353340/">The House on 56th Street (2-Dec-1933)</a> · Peggy<br> <a href="/films/012/000037898/">I Loved a Woman (22-Sep-1933)</a> · Laura McDonald<br> <a href="/films/811/000110481/">Mary Stevens, M.D. (22-Jul-1933)</a> · Mary Stevens<br> <a href="/films/819/000036711/">Storm at Daybreak (14-Jul-1933)</a> · Irina Radovic<br> <a href="/films/342/000093063/">The Keyhole (25-Mar-1933)</a> · Anne<br> <a href="/films/071/000249321/">Cynara (24-Dec-1932)</a> · Clemency Warlock<br> <a href="/films/834/000061651/">Trouble in Paradise (21-Oct-1932)</a> · Mariette<br> <a href="/films/306/000079069/">One Way Passage (Sep-1932)</a> · Joan<br> <a href="/films/871/000091598/">Jewel Robbery (23-Jul-1932)</a> · Baroness Teri von Hohenfels<br> <a href="/films/979/000225304/">Street of Women (4-Jun-1932)</a> · Nat Upton<br> <a href="/films/850/000037739/">Man Wanted (23-Apr-1932)</a> · Lois Ames<br> <a href="/films/259/000255491/">Girls About Town (7-Nov-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/729/000102423/">Guilty Hands (22-Aug-1931)</a> · Marjorie West<br> <a href="/films/099/000344064/">Transgression (15-Jun-1931)</a> · Elsie Maury<br> <a href="/films/881/000263092/">Ladies' Man (1-May-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/384/000203772/">Passion Flower (6-Dec-1930)</a> · Dulce Morado<br> <a href="/films/680/000270867/">The Virtuous Sin (24-Oct-1930)</a> <br> <a href="/films/379/000134974/">Let's Go Native (16-Aug-1930)</a> · Constance Cook<br> <a href="/films/109/000266308/">Raffles (24-Jul-1930)</a> <br> <a href="/films/646/000383494/">For the Defense (19-Jul-1930)</a> · Irene Manners<br> <a href="/films/098/000344063/">A Notorious Affair (26-Apr-1930)</a> · Countess Olga Balakireff<br> <a href="/films/903/000133504/">Paramount on Parade (22-Apr-1930)</a> <br> <a href="/films/373/000135965/">Behind the Make-Up (11-Jan-1930)</a> <br> <a href="/films/800/000174278/">Dangerous Curves (13-Jul-1929)</a> <br> <a href="/films/124/000036016/">The Cocoanuts (3-May-1929)</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; 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