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Briefly the mistress of CBS founder William Paley, who secretly provided her with a yearly pension for the rest of her life. On February 6, 1932, she filed for bankruptcy and began dancing in nightclubs to earn a living. A 20th Century-Fox talent scout spotted a girl named Linda Carter in a play and offered her a screen test. Linda Carter was actually Brooks, who was attempting a comeback. [July 1938] Was the inspiration for the stage play "Show Girl", which, in turn, inspired the comic strip "Dixie Dugan". She was also the inspiration for Italian cartoonist Guido Crepax's comic strip/graphic novel "Valentina". Brooks and Crepax became pen pals as a result.