- She was actually a resident of Dallas, Texas, when she was cast as an extra in 'Hired Wife (1934)'.
- Dubbed "The Most Beautiful Woman in America" by Life Magazine.
- One of the statues that grace the Esplanade in Fair Park, Dallas, is modeled after her.
- Spent most of her married life in a famous mansion in Dallas that was designed by W.R. Reeves and built in 1918 for saddle baron John R. Tenison. It was later bought by the Mary Ellen's father from the Caruth family. The Prairie-style mansion is located at 4949 Swiss Avenue, in the Swiss Avenue Historic District, and boasts a third-floor ballroom, seven fireplaces and a music room that, at the time of construction, boasted the reputed largest mirror in Texas.
- She probably took her extra role in Hired Wife while on a ceremonial trip to Florida to invite that state's governor to the Greater Texas and Pan-American Exposition. Logan was the official Miss Pan-American Exposition.
- Sister Ann McClamrock was also a long-time resident of Dallas, Texas.
- Daughter was Frances Ann Giron of Plano, Texas.
- Fashion model in her teens.
- She was a patron of the Swiss Avenue Historic District, the St. Paul Auxiliary and the Dallas Symphony.
- An accomplished pianist, she at one point performed in New York with Cole Porter.
- Her historic former home on Swiss Avenue in Dallas was bought by Cameron Kinvig in September, 2011, with plans to restore it to its former grandeur.
- Suffered from dementia in her later years. Two antique dealers who befriended her, Mark McCay and Justin Burgess, were accused by Mary Ellen's family and friends of elder abuse, isolating Mary Ellen from her loved ones and taking advantage of her fragile condition.
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