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Collins was married to Raymond Scott from 1952 until their divorce in 1965. They had two daughters, Deborah and Elizabeth. She married actor Ron Holgate in December 1966, with whom she had a daughter, Melissa. They separated in 1977, and divorced in 1980.
She died in July 1994 from respiratory distress as a result of chronic pulmonary disease (asthma) at her home in Watervliet, New York. She was survived by her three daughters. Her first husband and musical mentor, Raymond Scott, died just five months earlier.
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