Ona Munson

She was typecast in similar roles, and in 1955, plagued by ill health, she committed suicide with an overdose of barbiturates in her apartment in New York. She publicly condemned the use of alcohol and cigarettes, and suggested that marriage killed all romance. Ona Munson’s career was stalemated by the acclaim of GWTW. She was especially well known for her laidback and honest style. Tallulah Bankhead refused the role as too small. Her children are Georgia (from the first marriage), Dinah, Charles and Christopher (from the third marriage). Early on, Selznick had announced Mae West was to play Belle, but this was of course a publicity stunt. Married three times, she took her third husband's name and was known as Suzy Parker Dillman after she retired from celebrity life.

The needed look for Belle could be created in the wardrobe and makeup departments. Her other acting credits included Kiss Them for Me, Ten North Frederick and appearances in the TV series Tarzan and The Twilight Zone. She spoke deep and throaty in her test, and her voice conveyed sexiness and worldliness. Her acting debut was in the 1957 film Funny Face with Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn. But her skills as an actress electrified her screen test: it was all in the voice. She is often called the 'original supermodel'. She was the antithesis of the voluptuous Belle: tall, freckled, and of slight build. She was the first model to earn more than $US100 per hour and $100,000 per year, and at one point she was the highest paid model in the industry at $US200 per hour.

She introduced the song "You're the Cream In My Coffee," to New York audiences. She was a successful model during the 1950s and was the 'signature face' for Coco Chanel during much of that period. 1955) Ona Munson was an improbable choice to play the whiskey-voiced prostitute with a heart of gold, Belle Watling, in "Gone With the Wind." Born Ona Wolcott in Portland, Oregon in 1903, she first came to fame on Broadway as the singing and dancing ingenue in the original production of "No, No, Nanette." She had a very successful stage and radio career in the 1930’s in New York. Dorian introduced her to Eileen Ford, a famous modelling agent, at the age of 15. 1903, d. The sister of model Dorian Leigh, she grew up and attended school in Highland Park, New Jersey. ONA MUNSON (American actress, b. She died on May 3, 2003 in Montecito, California at the age of 69.

Suzy Parker was an American model and actress, born Cecilia Ann Renee Parker on October 28, 1932 on Long Island, New York, USA.