She died In anonymity in 1975 in Los Angeles California.
Her parents Walter Salzman and Minnie Eppler both emigrated to the U.S. from Austria before she was born.
Jean had a daughter (Valerie Brooke Evans) with Evans on February 14, 1945 in Los Angeles CA.
In high school, she played basketball and was a swimmer. She passed the Senior Red Cross Life Saving swimming test, and was a certified lifeguard. She was also a champion high diver.