Personal Life
In January 1947, she married John Forrest Fontaine, an actor known professionally as Jeffrey Stone. This was kept secret until June 28, 1947, when Lawrence's mother threw her daughter a church wedding in Beverly Hills, but the marriage ended a year and a half later, in 1948.
In 1951, she wed Johnny Murphy; the couple had two children before divorcing in 1957. After marrying Lester R. Nelson in 1961, she had two more children. She made several more television appearances in 1962, then retired from acting altogether. She and Nelson divorced in 1976.
Lawrence became a Beverly Hills real estate agent, and later a novelist, with Welcome to the Jungle, an adventure story based on her experiences living in South America.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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