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Ona Munson Facts
| Sign | Gemini |
| Born |
Jun 16, 1903 Portland, OR |
| Died |
Feb 11, 1955 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 51 |
| Total Facts | 6 |
Married her third husband, artist and designer Eugene Berman, at the Beverly Hills home of Igor Stravinsky.
Memorable as Belle Watling in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Ona Munson's name is often confused with that of the actress Osa Massen.
Portrayed Lorelei Kilbourne, society editor for The Illustrated Press, on CBS Radio's "Big Town" (1940-1942). She replaced Claire Trevor in the role.
She introduced the song "You're the Cream in My Coffee" in the Broadway play "Hold Everything", c. 1927.
She was plagued by ill-health for the final years of her life, and committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills aged 51.