of the Sea, Twelve O'Clock High, Tarzan, and It Takes a Thief (1969) in the episode "The Artist Is for Framing", her final acting role. Later years On August 21, 1959, Scala married Don Burnett, an actor turned investment banker. After 11 years of marriage they divorced on September 1, 1970, and Burnett married actress Barbara Anderson. Scala had difficulties with alcohol and her career began to wane. In 2015, author/researcher Sterling Saint James wrote a book about Gia Scala's life titled Gia Scala: The First Gia. Tina Scala provided intimate details about her sister's life. Death On the night of April 30, 1972, 38-year-old Scala was found dead in her Hollywood Hills home. Los Angeles County Coroner Thomas Noguchi reported her cause of death was from accidental "acute ethanol and barbiturate intoxication". Scala is interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Film and television credits Notes References External links gettyimages 1934 births 1972 deaths 20th-century English actresses Accidental deaths in California Actresses from Liverpool Alcohol-related deaths in California Bayside High School (Queens) alumni Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City English emigrants to the United States English film actresses English people of Italian descent English people of Irish descent English people of Sicilian descent English television actresses Naturalized citizens of the United States People from Whitestone, Queens