[Alaska Wolf]

she went nuts over an (imagined) weight problem, became anorexic/bolemic (?) like Karen Carpenter. and wound up starving herself to death - like Karen Carpenter.

At age 60?

[Tucker39]

I was wrong about cause of death. It’s been a long time since I read her story. But here is a line fron her biography. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893584/bio

“It was discovered that Vera-Ellen silently battled anorexia throughout much of the 50s before doctors had even coined the term or devised treatments.”

She had more than her share of hardships. Sorry for the screw-up. Mea culpa!