- In her final years she and husband Craig Stevens lived in the West Hollywood house formerly owned by Loretta Young. The living room still had the big white doors that Young had used for her entrances on her TV series.
- Dirk Bogarde referred to her as "Fun, professional, loyal, and courageous" and "The days are brighter for knowing her.".
- During the filming of The Young Philadelphians (1959) starring Paul Newman, she fell during a horse-riding sequence and broke her back.
- A star of Hollywood's Golden Age, neither she nor husband Craig Stevens were ever awarded a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Had her own nightclub act in the 1970s, which she took to Los Angeles and Canada.
- Signed by Warner Brothers after being seen in a college drama production, she was subsequently billed as "The Dynamite Girl" and "The Flame Girl" in promotional articles.
- Smith lost the leading role in the Hollywood High School production of "Who Killed Cock Robin?" to schoolmate Nanette Fabray, who was a year older.
- Lifelong friend of Frances Rafferty. They met as dance students when they were kids.
- She appeared as herself on Jack Benny's radio program January 16 and January 23, 1944.
- Even after becoming an American citizen, she remained completely apolitical and never registered to vote.
- Body Cremated and Ashes scattered over the Pacific Ocean, 3 miles off San Pedro, California.
- Smith won a Tony Award in 1972 as Best Actress in a Musical in her Broadway debut as Phyllis Rogers Stone in Hal Princes production of "Follies".
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