I'm 5 foot 9, and there were two stars in my life who didn't mind that I was taller than they - George Raft and John Garfield

Elisha Cook was a darling, and full of the devil. A wired - up little fellow who was always busy, busy, busy.

About that time, stronger features became fashionable on the screen.

I'm 5 foot 9, and there were two stars in my life who didn't mind that I was taller than they - George Raft and John Garfield

I knew I had a great figure, but I never regarded myself as beautiful.

I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent.

For many years my inherited arthritis had given me problems.