LOS ANGELES — Gloria DeHaven, the daughter of vaudeville stars who carved out her own successful career as the bright-eyed, vivacious star of Hollywood musicals and comedies of the 1940s and ‘50s, died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was 91.

Her agent Scott Stander said Monday DeHaven was in hospice care after suffering a stroke a few months ago.

She achieved stardom in 1944’s “Two Girls and a Sailor,” in which she and June Allyson played sisters vying for the affections of Van Johnson.

MGM then employed DeHaven frequently as the second lead in such lightweight films as “Summer Holiday,” ‘‘Summer Stock,” ‘‘The Yellow Cab Man” and “Three Little Words,” in which she portrayed her own mother.

First Published August 1, 2016, 7:13 p.m.