Personal Life
Shirley Booth was first married in 1929 to Ed Gardner, who later gained fame as the creator and star of Duffy's Tavern on radio. In 1942, the marriage ended in divorce.
Booth's second marriage, to William Baker in 1943, lasted until his death in 1951; the actress never remarried and had no children from either marriage. She was blind in her last years and died after a brief illness at her home in North Chatham (Cape Cod), Massachusetts. She is interred in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, New Jersey.
Shirley Booth has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.
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