- Her funeral was attended by Robert Taylor, Ronald Colman, Zasu Pitts, Van Heflin, James Stewart, Laraine Day, Lana Turner, Mickey Rooney, Joan Crawford, Gene Kelly, George Murphy and Greer Garson (all of whom she worked with during her time at MGM Studios).
- She was paralyzed in a hunting accident on January 1, 1945.
- In early 1952, the wheelchair-bound actress became engaged to Army Colonel Robert Clark but their plans to marry were called off, prompted by her failing health.
- Her television series, Miss Susan (1951), was the first to feature a disabled character as the lead, and was very ahead of its time in the casting of a disabled actor.
- Married actor Richard Quine at the Westwood Community Church in Los Angeles in November of 1943. Cesar Romero was Quine's "best man".
- Her 1946 baby shower was hosted by Laraine Day.
- On April 17, 1946, she and her husband Richard Quine adopted a son they named Timothy Richard Quine (aka Richard Quine).
- Initially was interested in becoming a doctor or pursuing a career involving her favorite subjects, chemistry and biology.
- In 2001, a play was produced at the Homegrown Theatre on Broadway entitled "Random Harvest," the story of a playwright who obsesses over two tragic figures who have entered his life. One is Susan Peters. Random Harvest (1942) was Susan's Academy Award nominated movie that was made back in 1942.
- Following her hunting accident Susan learned how to drive a car with the use of hand controls.
- Buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
- Raised in Los Angeles, she attended various schools such as Flintridge, Sacred Heart and La Rue School for Girls.
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