 In 1954, Leopold Stokowski needed an accomplished jaw harpist for a performance of Charles Ives' symphony, "".Thurman was one of the 22 who auditioned, but she lost the gig to two professional musicians.Thurman, who lived in Palm Springs, California until her death on September 17, 2012, became one of the most familiar radio voices of the late 1950s in her role as Miss Monitor.