 in 1935, and pursuing post-graduate studies at Columbia University, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and postgraduate work in theater at the American Academy of Dramatic Art, Columbia University, and the University of Southern California before moving to Houston in 1939 to work as a high school teacher.She was married to Milton Vance, an attorney, but the childless marriage ended in divorce.Nina Vance died on February 18, 1980, in Houston at the age of 66.