Stevens played the Oscar Madison character. She directed the feature film, The Ranch (1989) and produced and directed The American Heroine (1979). In 1999, she co-wrote a novel, Razzle Dazzle, about a Memphis-born singer named Johnny Gault. Personal life Stevens was married to Noble Herman Stephens from 1954 until their divorce in 1957. Their son Andrew was born in 1955. Following her divorce she changed the spelling of her last name to 'Stevens' and left her son in the custody of her parents while she sought out a successful acting career. In the years following, her and her former husband engaged in a custody battle for their son, with each party accusing the other of kidnapping, before Stevens finally won full custody. In late 1976, Stevens purchased a ranch in Methow Valley near Carlton, Washington on the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountains. She also opened an art gallery and bakery in the nearby small town of Twisp, Washington. In 1983, Stevens began a long-term relationship with rock guitarist Bob Kulick. A little over a year later, he moved into Stevens' Beverly Hills home. In March 2016, Kulick and Stevens sold her longtime Beverly Hills home, and she moved to a long-term Alzheimer's care facility in Los Angeles. Kulick often visited her there until his death on May 28, 2020. Death Stevens died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Los Angeles on February 17, 2023, at the age of 84. Filmography Films Say One for Me (1959) as Chorine The Blue Angel (1959) as Chorus Girl (uncredited) Li'l Abner (1959) as Appassionata Von Climax Man-Trap (1961) as Nina Jameson Too Late Blues (1961) as Jess Polanski Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) as Robin Gantner The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) as Dollye Daly The Nutty Professor (1963) as Stella Purdy Advance to the Rear (1964) as Martha Lou Williams Synanon (1965) as Joaney Adamic The Secret of My Success (1966) as Violet Lawson The Silencers (1966) as Gail Hendricks Rage (1966) as Perla How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968) as Carol Corman Sol Madrid (1968) as Stacey Woodward Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968) as Sister George The Mad Room (1969) as Ellen Hardy The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) as Hildy A Town Called Bastard (1971) as Alvira Stand Up and Be Counted (1972) as Yvonne Kellerman Slaughter (1972) as Ann The Poseidon Adventure (1972) as