along with some mysteries and crime dramas, and by 1936, she was playing the female lead in almost all her films. She starred in five films that year, then only three in 1938, and finally just two in 1939. Singing After her work in film, Ellis ventured into music, saying, "I was just getting into a rut in Hollywood. ... I want to start a new career -- singing." She made a soundie in 1941. A review in the trade publication Billboard commented: "Miss Ellis isn't bad on voice and excells (sic) on appearance. Men will pay attention to her." In 1941, she and Henny Youngman headlined with Blue Barron and his Orchestra at Hamid's Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She appeared on Broadway in Louisiana Purchase, a musical comedy. Personal life Ellis retired in 1939, leaving Hollywood behind. On July 12, 1941, she married George T. O'Maley, a successful businessman from Kansas City, Missouri. She settled into private life, raising her family in Kansas City. The O'Maleys had one daughter. Death Ellis remained married to O'Maley for the remainder of her life, dying of colon cancer on March 26, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was cremated. Partial filmography Three on a Match (1932) - Linda Central Park (1932) - Vivian (uncredited) Lawyer Man (1932) - Law Secretary (uncredited) The King's Vacation (1933) - Millicent Everhardt 42nd Street (1933) - Secretary (uncredited) Elmer, the Great (1933) - Nellie Poole Picture Snatcher (1933) - Patricia Nolan The Narrow Corner (1933) - Louise Frith The World Changes (1933) - Natalie Clinton Nordholm Convention City (1933) - Claire Honeywell Easy to Love (1934) - Janet Harold Teen (1934) - Mimi Snatcher Let's Be Ritzy (1934) - Ruth Sterling Affairs of a Gentleman (1934) - Jean Sinclair Here Comes the Groom (1934) - Patricia Randolph The Circus Clown (1934) - Alice Side Streets (1934) - Mary Thatcher (scenes deleted) Big Hearted Herbert (1934) - Alice Kainess The St. Louis Kid (1934) - Ann Reid A Night at the Ritz (1935) - Marcia Jaynos While the Patient Slept (1935) - March Hold 'Em Yale (1935) - Clarice Van Cleve Stranded (1935) - Velma Tuthill Bright Lights (1935) - Claire Whitmore The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) - Margie Florence Clune The Payoff (1935) - Connie Freshman Love (1936) - Joan Simpkins Boulder Dam (1936) - Ann Vangarick Snowed Under (1936) - Pat