(December 12, 1943 - October 1947) (divorced) 1 child
son:
Donald James Steinel Janaury 30, 1947
August 40 meets Edward Ernest Steinel, who acts under the name of Ted "Michael" North, when he is cast in Chad Hanna. She is replaced by the older and better-known Paramount star Dorothy Lamour
Summer 41 becomes better acquainted with actor Ted "Michael" North during the filming of Charlie Chan in Rio. A few months later, her romance with Stack fizzles.
43 20th Century-Fox does not pick up the option on her contract. Ted "Michael" North is also a casualty of Fox’s player purge. Shortly thereafter, she initiates nightclub work as a solo headliner and signs a three-picture deal with Universal. She states that she turned down the Angela Lansbury role in MGM`s Gaslight in favor of an East Coast personal appearance tour.
12 December 43 marries Ted "Michael" North; he is three years her senior
Late 45 North is discharged from the Navy
3 October 46 files for divorce against North after several months of marriage-problem rumors, which are fueled by Mary Frances Hughes and "dutifully" reported by Hedda Hopper, who states that the marriage failed "due to post-war adjustment" issues. Actually, she had expected him to get a job either as an actor or as an architect after his military service. In a 1944 publicity blurb for Men on Her Mind, North stated that he "wanted to build and sell houses after the war." In actuality, she spends most of 1945-46 doing personal appearance work back East, while North accompanies her.
Early 47 her son Donald James Steinel is born. He will later teach scuba diving and sell high-end underwater equipment.
October 47 the divorce is finalized. She testifies that North only contributed $15.00 toward his son's support at birth. She renews her Hollywood career after an absence from the screen of two years.