claim: Lorelai Gilmore's mother shares her first name.
evidence: Faith Marie Domergue -LSB- doʊmɜrg -RSB- -LRB- June 16 , 1924 or 1925 -- April 4 , 1999 -RRB- was an American television and film actress .. Discovered at age eighteen by media and aircraft mogul Howard Hughes , she was signed to a contract with Hughes ' RKO Radio Pictures and cast as the lead in the studio 's thriller Vendetta , which had a troubled four-year production before finally being released in 1950 .. mogul. Business magnate. Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes. RKO Radio Pictures. RKO Radio Pictures. Vendetta. Vendetta ( 1950 film ). Domergue went on to appear in a multitude of science fiction and horror pictures , such as Cult of the Cobra , It Came from Beneath the Sea , and The Atomic Man , all released in 1955 , earning her a reputation as an early `` scream queen . ''. science fiction. science fiction. Cult of the Cobra. Cult of the Cobra. It Came from Beneath the Sea. It Came from Beneath the Sea. The Atomic Man. Timeslip ( 1955 film ). scream queen. scream queen. Domergue 's later career consisted of B movies , television guest roles and European productions .. B movies. B movies