Staff. "Anne E. Matthews, 85, actress; portrayed Stella Dallas on radio", The New York Times, January 16, 1981. Accessed November 2, 2015. "Anne Elstner Matthews, who played Stella Dallas on the long-running radio serial of that name, died of a stroke in Doylestown, Pa., on Jan. 29. Mrs. Matthews, who had lived for many years in Stockton, N.J., was 82 years old." Note that the date of the article precedes that date of her death, indicating a likely error or a remarkable case of clairvoyance.