, ▁she ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁from ▁ 7 : 1 5   a . m . ▁until ▁no on , ▁spent ▁the ▁afternoon ▁on ▁radio ▁and ▁visited ▁with ▁soldiers ▁at ▁the ▁can teen ▁in ▁the ▁even ings . ▁ ▁Film ▁Ryan ▁had ▁a ▁screen ▁test ▁with ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Ryan ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁George ▁Robert ▁Gib son . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Ryan ▁was ▁performing ▁on ▁a ▁Caval cade ▁of ▁America ▁broadcast ▁when , ▁as ▁reported ▁in ▁a ▁United ▁Press ▁wire ▁service ▁story , ▁she ▁was ▁" str icken ▁with ▁a ▁splitting ▁head ache ." ▁ ▁The ▁UP ▁story ▁related : ▁" The ▁show ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁when ▁she ▁[ R yan ] ▁cl utch ed ▁her ▁head ▁and ▁s way ed . ▁She ▁was ▁helped ▁to ▁a ▁chair ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁actress es ▁altern ately ▁read ▁her ▁lines . ▁Before ▁the ▁program ▁ended ▁she ▁had ▁recovered ▁enough ▁to ▁res ume ▁her ▁part , ▁but ▁still ▁compla ined ▁of ▁an ▁extremely ▁severe ▁head ache ." ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁her ▁husband ▁found ▁her ▁dead ▁in ▁their ▁a partment . ▁Her ▁death ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁c ere br al ▁hem or rh age . ▁ ▁Co inc ident ally , ▁in ▁the ▁episode , ▁" Val ent ine ▁for ▁Soph ie ," ▁Ryan ' s ▁character ▁was ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁suffered ▁from