- When she did the movie Champagne Waltz (1937) in 1937, she sang her songs in five languages, adding French, German, Italian, and Spanish for the foreign versions of the films, making them quite popular overseas.
- Played Carnegie Hall in 1942.
- Once during her salad days, she was giving a recital and missed a high note. The ultimate perfectionist, she made her teacher start again and this time she hit the note perfectly. As a result, a wealthy Kansas family went on and completely financed her musical education.
- Had a passion for collecting antique silver.
- Never content with her abilities, she regularly worked eight hours a day with vocal coaches. She also advocated inflating balloons and blowing bubbles to strengthen the chest.
- Opera singer/actress.
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Stepmother of Buff Cobb.
- Lived at 825 Fifth Avenue, NYC.
- Father: Frank Lee Swarthout; Mother: Ruth Elizabeth Wonser.
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