Possible Clues:

• 1945 movie musical '___ Was a Lady'
• "Embraced by the Light" author Betty
• Title lady of a 1933 Ethel Merman hit
• "-- Was a Lady" (1933 hit)
• Title lady in a 1933 song
• '___ Was a Lady' (1932 song)
• 'Embraced by the Light' author Betty J. ___
• Title lady of a 1932 Ethel Merman song
• 1932 Ethel Merman song "--- Was a Lady"
• "Embraced by the Light" author