- For two years she lived in a sparsely furnished home with crates for coffee tables and only a box spring and mattress for her bed. "She put all her money into the refugee project because that is the kind of person she was", Don Murray said.
- When she co-starred with Marilyn Monroe in Bus Stop (1956), Monroe disliked the presence of a younger blonde and sent a series of memos to producers and the director, even suggesting that Lange be made to dye her hair brown.
- She was the niece of photographer Dorothea Lange, famous for her Depression-era photographs, including the iconic "Migrant Mother".
- When she was a teenager, she would occasionally walk Fala, a Scotch Terrier belonging to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
- In 1968 she turned to television, taking on the role of Carolyn Muir in the popular series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968). She won two consecutive Emmys for that role, in 1969 and 1970.
- She delivered a stirring eulogy at the funeral for her close friend, Natalie Wood.
- Earned the only Oscar nomination of her career for her supporting role in Peyton Place (1957), in which she murders her rapist stepfather.
- With ex-husband Don Murray had a son, Christopher Murray, and a daughter, Patricia Murray. The marriage was dissolved in 1961.
- Father, John George Lange (1881-1942), was the music arranger for Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..
- Made her acting debut on Broadway at the age of 11 in Sidney Kingsley's play "The Patriots".
- Studied dance with Martha Graham.
- Returned to work two months after giving birth to her son Christopher Murray to begin filming Peyton Place (1957).
- Was four months pregnant with her son Christopher Murray when she completed filming The True Story of Jesse James (1957).
- Many sources erroneously list her birth year as 1931. An investigation of newspaper accounts from her childhood reveals that she was indeed born in 1933--a rare case where the younger reported birthdate turns out to be correct. See also, e.g., Whoopi Goldberg.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 323-324. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
- She was a lifelong Democrat.
- Appeared on "Radio-Electronics" magazine, June 1949 cover wearing the "Man from Mars" Radio Hat.
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