Buferd, Marilyn (1925–1990)
Buferd, Marilyn (1925–1990)
Miss America and actress. Name variations: Marilyn Buferd Stevens. Born Jan 30, 1925, in Los Angeles, California; died Mar 27, 1990, in Austin, Texas; m. Franco Barbara (former submarine commander under Mussolini), 1951 (div.); m. Milton Stevens (plumbing magnate, died 1988); children: (1st m.) Nick Barbaro (publisher of Austin Chronicle).
Named Miss America (1946), representing California; modeled in Paris, then moved to Italy and appeared in numerous films with such directors as Roberto Rossellini and Pietro Germi; moved to LA, appearing in films and tv.
See also Frank Deford, There She Is (Viking, 1971).
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