Beech was born as Olive Ann Mellor on September 25, 1903, in Waverly, Kansas, to Franklin Benjamin Mellor and Susannah Miller Mellor. Her father was a building contractor.
Beech was born as Olive Ann Mellor on September 25, 1903, in Waverly, Kansas, to Franklin Benjamin Mellor and Susannah Miller Mellor. Her father was a construction company owner.