Bing Crosby's second wife was quite a stunning brunette in her youth, and Hollywood quickly beckoned (she made her film debut at age 19). She began with uncredited bit parts in A-films, including some well-known noirs (REAR WINDOW). Credited parts at this point were only in B-fare (CELL 2455, SAN QUENTIN and THE PHENIX CITY STORY). She would also have a featured role in another late-50s noir, THE BROTHERS RICO.

What is arguably her best role (and performance) can be found in the noir-ish MISTER CORY (1957), an underrated Tony Curtis vehicle directed by Blake Edwards. A solid review of that still hard-to-find film can be found at Colin's (Livius) blog, here: https://livius1.com/2023/07/03/mister-cory/

At this point, however, Grant beat out Inger Stevens to become the second Mrs. Crosby, with all of the "trimmings" that such a "royal wedding" ordained. Her acting career slowed to a trickle as she bore Der Bingle three children, including daughter Mary, famous for playing the gal that shot J.R. Ewing on DALLAS.

She remarried some twenty-odd years after Bing's death, but lost her second husband in a car accident in 2010--an accident she managed to survive. She was 90 when she passed away two days ago.