- She was plagued by ill-health for the final years of her life, and committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills aged 51.
- She introduced the song "You're the Cream in My Coffee" in the Broadway play "Hold Everything", c. 1927.
- Memorable as Belle Watling in Gone with the Wind (1939).
- A slim, pale blonde, Munson achieved film immortality as the tainted Belle Watling in "Gone With The Wind". Her other film roles were sporadic supporting roles in dramas and westerns.
- Married her third husband, artist and designer Eugene Berman, at the Beverly Hills home of Igor Stravinsky.
- Portrayed Lorelei Kilbourne, society editor for The Illustrated Press, on CBS Radio's "Big Town" (1940-1942). She replaced Claire Trevor in the role.
- Despite her three marriages, she had many lesbian affairs, including one with Mercedes de Acosta, lesbian pioneer and feminist lover of many of Hollywood's leading ladies; her mixed sexual orientation was made clear in the book "The Hollywood Sewing Circle" by Axel Madsen.
- Dramatic leading and supporting actress in 1930s and 40s Hollywood, her background had encompassed both vaudeville and the Broadway musical stage.
- She has a street named after her in Conklin, New York.
- Ona Munson's name is often confused with that of the actress Osa Massen.
- Lived at 225 West 86th Street, NYC.
- She was a lifelong Democrat.
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