- Was a talented violinist, and frequently played duets with her lifelong friend Jack Benny on his show, to great comic effect.
- In 1951, changed her last name, LaFleche, to her father's middle name, MacKenzie, lest her name sound "like a striptease artist's."
- Her daughter, vocalist Gigi MacKenzie, included a duet with her mother "Stranger In Paradise" on her 2006 album "Skylark".
- Was a Canadian of French-Scottish ancestry.
- Daughter, Gigi Downs; son, Mac Shuttleworth.
- In 1955, at the height of her Your Hit Parade (1950) fame, had a top-40 hit record with "Hard to Get" (X Records, a division of RCA Victor), which attained the #5 position in June of that year, remaining on the charts for 16 weeks.
- Her longtime friend, Jack Benny, often referred to her as "Doll".
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