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- Birth nameKaren Xandra Gaylord
- Karen X. Gaylord was born on January 4, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Cover Girl (1944). She was married to Don McGuire. She died on August 1, 2014 in Ocala, Florida, USA.
- SpouseDon McGuire(August 15, 1948 - 1951)
- At the time of her death she was known under the name Jane Goerner; she had her name legally changed following the end of her film career in an effort to give the next chapter of her life more of a 'fresh start'.
- Following the end of her film career, she supplemented her income by teaching art and music out of her home.
- She was one of Sam Goldwyn's troop of 6 goodwill glamor missionaries who toured England and Paris in 1946, according to an article in Picture Post 19 October 1946. The others included Mary Brewer.
- Frank Sinatra introduced Don McGuire to Karen on a blind date.
- She was the oldest of three sisters; Edith (b. 1929), Anna (b. 1933), and Martha (b. 1938).
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) - $150 a week
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