Tony award winner (as Daisey Mae in Broadway's "L'il Abner"), married to Ernie Kovacs, and was theMuriel cigars girl on tv. Here's an article from my hometown newspaper - she was a local.
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Kingston_native__Tony_winner_dies_10-17-2008.html

I well remember those Murial Cigar ads.

She's very funny and sexy in Love with the Proper Stranger. That's where I know her from. I always wondered why she didn't become more famous; her talent was obvious.

I remember the ads too...always thought Edie was a truly lovely person...

Were they really selling "cigars" in this ad?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7EbLIdE88Q

Oh yes...I remember all those type of ads. It was a different world then in all ways possible.