Career
The two developed a close bond. Brando frequently stayed at Pope"s home, where they played bocce ball together. Pope married Chicago ad man Howard Charles Ballenger II in April 1949, and the pair moved to Chicago, where they raised two sons.
She starred as a panelist on the television show Down You Go in the 1950s, did numerous radio spots, and was also the spokeswoman for Pam Cooking Spray.
She remarried in 1988 and retired to Stuart, Florida. Pope now lives in Boise, Idaho, where she volunteers at the Warhawk Air Museum.