▁Hans en ▁( 1 9 0 8 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁business w oman , ▁invent or , ▁dan cer , ▁actress , ▁and ▁writer . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁S ally ▁Hans en , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁women ' s ▁n ail ▁and ▁beauty ▁products . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁S ally ▁Gene v ive ▁Hans en ▁( née ▁Fin ney ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Kansas , ▁to ▁Thomas ▁M . ▁and ▁Jenn ie ▁M . ▁Fin ney , ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁cos met ics ▁company , ▁La ▁Finn é . ▁As ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁she ▁left ▁home ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁dan cer ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁California , ▁landing ▁roles ▁on ▁stage ▁and ▁screen , ▁including ▁The ▁Or phe us ▁Four , ▁Friend ly ▁En em ies , ▁and ▁Spring ▁is ▁Upon ▁Us . ▁ ▁Hans en ▁became ▁a ▁frequ enter ▁of ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁social ▁scene ▁during ▁the ▁" Ro aring ▁Tw ent ies ". ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁W riter ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁dan cer ▁and ▁actress ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁Hans en ▁wrote ▁( under ▁her ▁ma iden ▁name ▁S ally ▁Fin ney ) ▁a ▁column ▁titled ▁" Your ▁C andid ▁Mir ror " ▁for ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times . ▁Over ▁the ▁span ▁of ▁ 9 1 ▁articles , ▁Hans en ▁provided ▁beauty ▁and ▁l ifest