Description
Payton hit Hollywood in 1948 and quickly became a Universal contract player, impressing the top brass with her great looks, but falling somewhat short in the talent department. After several failed marriages and a badly faltering career, she ended up alcoholic, on the streets, and turning the occasional trick. Attempting one last time to dry out, she died from pulmonary congestion and liver failure in her parent's home at age 39; her face blotchy, her body bloated, she was completely unrecognizable as the beauty she once was. We offer the 7 page San Diego County Coroner's autopsy report, along with her death certificate.
