Later Life
Rogers' marriage to Dan Winkler in 1943 raised the complexity of her acting career after having been fired from MGM, which was the company she preferred the most. As a result, she continued freelancing and ultimately retired in 1951. Because of her appearances in (mainly) low-budgeted films, she was not a highly profiled actress. However, she did have one interview that is said to have taken place in 1979, where she explains what it was like to be in show business. It is there where she also explains why she decided not to portray Dale Arden in the third Flash Gordon serial film. Rogers died in Sherman Oaks at the age of 74 on February 24, due to her inability to recover from a surgery she underwent.
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