How Did Muriel Smith Die?

Muriel Burrell Smith was an American singer. In the 1940s and 1950s, she was a star of musical theater and opera, and was also the off-film ghost singer in several hit movies. She is perhaps best known in the UK for her 1953 number 3 hit single "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me", which was first covered in 1965 by Mel Carter and later in 1994 by Gloria Estefan.