Trivia

She was plagued by ill-health for the final years of her life, and committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills aged 51.

Memorable as Belle Watling in Gone with the Wind (1939).

She introduced the song "You're the Cream in My Coffee" in the Broadway play "Hold Everything", c. 1927.

A slim, pale blonde, Munson achieved film immortality as the tainted Belle Watling in "Gone With The Wind". Her other film roles were sporadic supporting roles in dramas and westerns.

Married her third husband, artist and designer Eugene Berman, at the Beverly Hills home of Igor Stravinsky.

Portrayed Lorelei Kilbourne, society editor for The Illustrated Press, on CBS Radio's "Big Town" (1940-1942). She replaced Claire Trevor in the role.

Dramatic leading and supporting actress in 1930s and 40s Hollywood, her background had encompassed both vaudeville and the Broadway musical stage.

She has a street named after her in Conklin, New York.

Despite her three marriages, she had many lesbian affairs, including one with Mercedes de Acosta, lesbian pioneer and feminist lover of many of Hollywood's leading ladies; her mixed sexual orientation was made clear in the book "The Hollywood Sewing Circle" by Axel Madsen.

Ona Munson's name is often confused with that of the actress Osa Massen.

She was a lifelong Democrat.

Lived at 225 West 86th Street, NYC.