Ike Jones, the first black person to graduate from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, revealed that he had secretly married Stevens in 1961 in Mexico. Some doubted Jones's claim because of the lack of a marriage license, the maintenance of separate homes and the filing of tax documents as single people. However, when Stevens's estate was being settled, her brother Carl O. Stensland confirmed in court that Stevens had hidden her marriage to Jones "out of fear for her career." Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner A. Edward Nichols ruled in Jones's favor and named him administrator of her estate. A photo exists of the two attending a banquet together in 1968. Death On the morning of April 30, 1970, Stevens's roommate and companion Lola McNally found Stevens on the kitchen floor of their Hollywood Hills home. According to McNally, Stevens opened her eyes, lifted her head and tried to speak but was unable to utter any sound. McNally told police that she had spoken to Stevens the previous night and had seen no signs of trouble. Stevens died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. On arrival, medics removed a small bandage from her chin that revealed a small amount of fresh blood oozing from a cut that appeared to have been a few hours old. Los Angeles County coroner Dr. Thomas Noguchi attributed Stevens's death to "acute barbiturate poisoning" and the death was eventually ruled a suicide. Filmography Film Man on Fire (1957) — Nina Wylie Cry Terror! (1958) — Mrs. Joan Molner The Buccaneer (1958) — Annette Claiborne The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) — Sarah Crandall The New Interns (1964) — Nancy Terman The Borgia Stick (1967, TV) — Eve Harrison A Guide for the Married Man (1967) — Ruth Manning A Time for Killing (1967) — Emily Biddle Firecreek (1968) — Evelyn Pittman Madigan (1968) — Julia Madigan 5 Card Stud (1968) — Lily Langford Hang 'Em High (1968) — Rachel Warren House of Cards (1968) — Anne de Villemont A Dream of Kings (1969) — Anna Television Kraft Television Theatre (1 episode, 1954) Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode, 1955) Studio One (3 episodes, 1954–1955) — Lucy Henderson / Mary / Sue Ellen Crunch and Des (1 episode, 1956) — The Actress Matinee Theatre (1 episode, 1956) Crusader as Alicia in "The Girl Across the Hall" (CBS, 1956) — Alicia