Name	Ona Munson (Ona Wolcott)
Height	5' 2"  (157 cm)
Build	Slim
Hair Color	Red
Date of Birth	June 16, 1903
Birthplace	Portland, oregan
Star Sign	Gemini
Died	February 11, 1955 (Aged 52)
Location of Death	New York City, New York
Cause of Death	suicide, overdose of barbiturates
Nationality	United States
Ethnicity	White
Occupation	Actress
Celebrity Index	On
Claim to Fame	Belle Whatling Gone With the Wind
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Dramatic leading and supporting actress in 1930s and 40s Hollywood, her background had encompassed both vaudeville and the Broadway musical stage.

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).

Note found next to bed at death, "This is the only way I know to be free again ... Please don`t follow me."

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.

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• Ona Munson and Marlene Dietrich
• Ona Munson and Greta Garbo
• Ona Munson and Ernst Lubitsch

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