Mary Carlisle retired from films in 1942. Seven years later, she began a second career as the manager of the Elizabeth Arden Salon in Beverly Hills, California. Carlisle recently received a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Of the fifteen girls selected as "WAMPAS Baby Stars" in the year 1932, Carlisle is one of only three still living today. The other two are Dorothy Layton, and Gloria Stuart, star of the blockbuster 1997 movie Titanic.