Trivia

In Three Little Words (1950), De Haven portrayed Flora Parker DeHaven (her own real-life mother).

She was Frank Sinatra's first screen kiss in the musical Step Lively (1944).

She was friends with: Janet Leigh, Mickey Rooney, June Allyson, Ann Miller, Maria McDonald, Donald O'Connor, Virginia O'Brien and Tony Curtis.

In 1944, De Haven came into the makeup and hair department at MGM to wash her hair in prep for a scene she was going to shoot. Halfway into the endeavor she felt a hand push her head into the bowl and began washing her hair. When she was finished, she looked up and saw that it was Marlene Dietrich who had washed her hair. Dietrich had entered the room to pick up the gold paint she was using to cover her left leg in Kismet (1944) and figured that since she was there, she would give De Haven a quick hair wash since the studio beauticians had yet to arrive. De Haven was so stunned that she could hardly utter a thank you.

De Haven was reportedly taught elocution by Joan Crawford.

MGM allegedly suspended her for refusing to do the film Good News (1947).

Made her Broadway debut in a musical version of "Seventh Heaven" opposite Ricardo Montalban (1955).

Child then juvenile then leading-lady actress in Hollywood. During her long and varied career, she would also perform as nightclub singer, as stage actress in Broadway and London theatre and as television actress and hostess.

In Call Her Mom (1972), she replaced Ann Miller who in turn had replaced Cyd Charisse.

Daughter of actor-director Carter DeHaven and actress Flora Parker DeHaven. (After 22 years of marriage, her show business parents, Carter and Flora DeHaven, divorced. They remarried shortly afterward and resided together for a year. In that year, Gloria was born.) Mother (with John Payne) of Kathleen Payne (born 1945) and Thomas Payne (born 1947). Married and divorced Richard W. Fincher twice (1957-63, 1966-69). She and Fincher had two children: Harry Fincher (born 1958) ( Richard DeHaven) and Faith Fincher (born 1962). Mother of actor Richard DeHaven. Grandmother of actress Holly Payne. Sister of assistant director/unit manager Carter De Haven Jr.. Ex-stepmother of Julie Payne. Ex-step-grandmother of Katharine Towne.

She was married to Richard W. Fincher twice, from 1957 to 1963, and then again from 1966 to 1969.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard on Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

She was a conservative Republican and over the years has endorsed and supported Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.

She hosted the morning movie series "Prize Movie" on WABC-TV (Channel 7) in Los Angeles, California from January 1969 to February 1971.