Mobley, Mary Ann (1939–)

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Mobley, Mary Ann (1939–)

American actress. Born Mary Ann Mobley, Feb 17, 1939, in Brandon, Mississippi; attended University of Mississippi; m. Gary Collins (actor); children: daughter Mary Clancy Collins (MGM tv executive).

Named Miss America (1959), representing Mississippi; went on to a successful acting career in tv and on Broadway; filmed hour-long documentaries on plight of children who are victims of war and deprivation.

See also Frank Deford, There She Is (Viking, 1971).