- Performed in over 1,200 performances as Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific" over a three-year period and never missed a performance.
- She took the surname of Blair upon entering acting in honor of Blair County, PA which is where her birthplace of Altoona is located.
- She was always given the star billing when her films were shown in her home town of Altoona, PA regardless of whether the role was major or minor.
- Her daughter, Amanda Mayo, was born in 1959. Amanda has a brother, Andrew Mayo, born on June 23, 1961.
- Was singing with Hal Kemp's band at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles in 1941 when she was spotted by a talent scout from Columbia Pictures.
- In 1944, Blair sought to have her seven-year contract with Columbia voided, on the grounds that her agent, the late Alex Holden, had an agreement with the studio, unknown to her, to receive payment for inducing her to sign a contract. Judge Joseph W. Vickers, Superior Court for Los Angeles, ruled on 15 July, that the contract was to her advantage and denied her suit to have it cancelled. (Associated Press, "Actress Loses Suit To Cancel Contract",The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Sunday 16 July 1944, Volume 50, page 4.).
- She was a lifelong Republican and a strong supporter of Ronald Reagan.
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