Myrna Dell

 Myrna Dell (March 5, 1924 – February 11, 2011)

Dell was an actress, model, and writer who appeared in several television programs and motion pictures for over four decades. She made her debut in A Night at Earl Carroll's followed by turns in Ziegfeld Girl (1941), Raiders of Red Gap (1943), Up in Arms (1943), and Show Business (1944). She broke into the film industry appearing in several Western films with Hoot Gibson and Bob Steele and later had a supporting role with Van Johnson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). She also had parts in such films as The Spiral Staircase (1945), The Locket (1946), Step by Step (1946), Fighting Father Dunne (1948), Guns of Hate (1948), The Lost Tribe (1949), Destination Murder (1950), and Reunion in Reno (1951). She later became a household name in television appearing on such programs as Gang Busters, Lux Video Theatre, Crusader, Dragnet, The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Maverick, Pete and Gladys, Batman, Hazel, The Donna Reed Show, and The Texan. Her last film appearance was in Buddy Buddy (1981) as well as an uncredited appearance in an episode of Unsolved Mysteries. A California native all her life, Dell continued living in state by spending her final years in Studio City, California answering fan mail and keeping her fans up to date through her personal website. She died from natural causes on February 11, 2011 at her studio apartment one month shy of her 87th birthday. She was cremated, and her ashes scattered near the famous Hollywood sign.