Was vera Ellen an alcoholic?

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She played one of the sisters opposite Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas

In the White Christmas DVD bonus features, Rosemary Clooney had said that Vera-Ellen did not sing, she was a great dancer but could not sing so they had to pre record someone else. Rosemary laments...

Vera-Ellen was born on February 16, 1921.

Vera-Ellen died on August 30, 1981 at the age of 60.