Prior to becoming a film actress, McCarty was a secretary for actress
Dorothy Lamour.[4] Lamour helped her to obtain a bit part in the film Chad Hanna (1940).[5]
In January 1941, McCarty began working for
Columbia Pictures,[2] but in August of that year, the studio declined to take up the option on her contract.[6] From 1941 through 1946 she was a Hollywood B movie actress and performed bit parts in 23 films.
^Carroll, Harrison (September 25, 1940).
"Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Daily Clintonian. Indiana, Clinton. King Features Syndicate. p. 2. Retrieved June 21, 2016 – via
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