▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁activ ist ▁for ▁various ▁social ▁causes . ▁She ▁voc ally ▁opposed ▁death ▁row ▁in mate ▁C ary l ▁Ch ess man ' s ▁death ▁sentence ▁and ▁visited ▁Ch ess man ▁in ▁prison ▁until ▁his ▁execution ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁After ▁the ▁W att s ▁Ri ots ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁she ▁fund ed ▁pr esch ool ▁programs ▁for ▁under priv ile ged ▁families ▁in ▁South ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁She ▁granted ▁inter views ▁and ▁wrote ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁newspaper . ▁Kirk ▁made ▁her ▁last ▁on screen ▁appearance ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁F . B . I . ▁before ▁leaving ▁show ▁business ▁altogether ▁to ▁enter ▁public ▁relations . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁public ist ▁for ▁CBS ▁News , ▁and ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Kirk ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁television ▁producer ▁and ▁screen writer ▁Warren ▁Bush ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁last ed ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁A ▁Dem ocrat , ▁she ▁attended ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Kirk ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁c ere br al ▁an eur ys m ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 9 ▁in ▁Wood land ▁Hills , ▁California . ▁She ▁was ▁buried ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Warren ▁Bush