Her experience with the blacklist scarred her to such an extent that as late as 2002, she would freeze and go into a "near trance" when anyone asked her about her experiences during the McCarthy period.
Sine oplevelser som sortlistet skræmte hende i en sådan grad, at hun så sent som i 2002 stivnede og gik i en "tranceagtig tilstand", hvis nogen spurgte hende om hendes oplevelser under McCarthyismen.