▁while ▁this ▁public ▁interest ▁centered ▁mostly ▁on ▁Cle o ▁Moore , ▁D iana ▁D ors ▁and ▁Mam ie ▁Van ▁D oren , ▁Mich a els ' ▁contributions ▁were ▁d uly ▁noted , ▁including ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁W icked ▁Woman ▁written ▁by ▁L ily ▁Tom lin ▁in ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁magazine ▁Mov ies . ▁ ▁However , ▁unlike ▁Van ▁D oren , ▁Mich a els ▁decl ined ▁any ▁follow - up ▁inter views ▁from ▁that ▁public ity ▁or ▁attempts ▁to ▁l ure ▁her ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁spot light , ▁opt ing ▁instead ▁to ▁maintain ▁her ▁priv acy ▁in ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Final ▁years ▁and ▁death ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁husband , ▁Mich a els ▁moved ▁from ▁Southern ▁California ▁to ▁Phoenix , ▁Arizona , ▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁from ▁a ▁stroke , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 8 , ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Phoenix ▁at ▁Green wood ▁Memorial ▁La wn ▁C emetery . ▁She ▁wanted ▁her ▁final ▁fare well ▁to ▁be ▁so ▁private ▁that ▁she ▁requested ▁that ▁there ▁be ▁no ▁ob itu ary ▁published ▁or ▁fun eral ▁held . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁television ▁actress es ▁Category : American ▁film ▁actress es ▁Category : Act ress es ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : D ise ase - related ▁death s ▁in