- Accepted a two picture deal in England although breaching her own contract with Warner Bros., fleeing to Canada hoping to keep from being served papers
- Sold $2 million worth of bonds in two days
- The highest paid actress of 1947
- The first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Took Warner Bros. to court to get out of her contract but lost
- Was the only white actress in a military acting troupe which was formed by Hattie McDaniel
- Co-founded the Hollywood Canteen which would entertain as a nightclub geared specifically towards servicemen
- Creator of BD Productions which raked in 2.5 million from its single film "A Stolen Life" (1946)
- Got her own doctor to bandage her face correctly for "Marked Woman" (1937)
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