Death
Garon died at Patton State Hospital, a psychiatric institution in San Bernardino, California, in 1965. The cause of death was a brain disorder. She was 63 years old. Garon's health had been precarious for some time. She collapsed at the 20th Century Fox studios in June 1952.
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