Her Dad was 1 of millions killed by Spanish influenza, he was Montana's youngest elected official, so not only did Myrna have to be man of the house, strong, smart independent & go to work young, lifelong interest in politics & her mother instilled her interest in the arts & dance classes from early age.
Censors had to cut her from musical # because of her negligee, she trained as a dancer & posed for life-size sculpture in high school, so Myrna was used to being looked @!