. ▁According ▁to ▁Di M aggio ▁bi ograph er ▁Richard ▁Ben ▁C ram er , ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁rum or ▁started ▁by ▁Walter ▁Win ch ell . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Mer iw ether ▁was ▁a ▁" T od ay ▁Girl " ▁on ▁N BC ' s ▁The ▁Today ▁Show ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Her ▁feature ▁film ▁debut ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁as ▁L inda ▁Davis ▁in ▁ 4 D ▁Man , ▁st arring ▁Robert ▁L ans ing . ▁She ▁appears ▁in ▁The ▁Phil ▁Sil vers ▁Show ▁episode , ▁" Cy rano ▁de ▁Bil ko ". ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Mer iw ether ▁guest ▁star red ▁once ▁as ▁Gl oria ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" B ud dy ▁and ▁the ▁Amazon " ▁on ▁her ▁first ▁husband ' s ▁( Fran k ▁A letter ) ▁one - season ▁CBS ▁sit com , ▁Br ing ing ▁Up ▁Bud dy . ▁She ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁Le ave ▁It ▁To ▁Be aver ▁episode ▁" Comm unity ▁Ch est " ▁in ▁season ▁four . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Mar tha ▁El we iss ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" My ▁Child ▁Is ▁Yet ▁a ▁Str anger " ▁on ▁the ▁CBS ▁anth ology ▁series , ▁The ▁Lloyd ▁Br id ges ▁Show . ▁She ▁played ▁Nur se ▁Dick ens ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁episode ▁of ▁the