A beautiful trained dancer, Doreen was apparently being groomed as a
star by Columbia's Harry Cohn, possibly as competition for the reigning
queen, Kim Novak. While in dance rehearsals for the Novak starrer Pal
Joey, Doreen unexpectedly committed suicide.
Supposedly Doreen's suicide came about as a result of a fractured romance. Columnist Dorothy Kilgallen reported that her great love was a comedian. Supposedly the comedian left for Miami when he saw the headlines about her suicide.