she hoped to avoid being known as 'Mrs. Howard Hughes' for the rest of her life, although that would be difficult. "I'm a realist. I know what the score is, and I know who the superstar is." Later in 1971, Peters married Stan Hough, an executive with 20th Century Fox. They were married until Hough's death in 1990. Peters died of leukemia on October 13, 2000, in Carlsbad, California, two days before her 74th birthday. She was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Filmography Radio appearances CBS Radio Network LUX RADIO THEATER "The Day the Earth Stood Still" Monday 4 January 1954 References External links Jean Peters: Biography of a forgotten leading lady, Jackal's film corner, October 16, 2007 "Jean Peters biography", Guardian Unlimited Film Reviews of Jean Peters movies, Channel 4 Film Jean Peters, Allmovie Actresses from Ohio American film actresses American television actresses Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from leukemia Ohio University alumni Actors from Canton, Ohio 1926 births 2000 deaths Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City 20th Century Studios contract players 20th-century American actresses University of Michigan alumni Methodists from Ohio People from East Canton, Ohio