Estranged for eleven years from a Chicago millionaire, she eloped to Las
Vegas with actor
Dick Purcell in March of 1942 only to separate three
months later. In his August, 1942 divorce papers, Purcell stated, "It
is no longer possible to live with her without seriously jeopardizing
my health and well-being." Purcell died from a heart attack in April 1944 after 18 holes of golf, less than two years after the divorce. He was only 38.