Marilyn Buferd | |
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| Born | January 30, 1925 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 1990 (aged 65) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Title | Miss America 1946 |
| Predecessor | Bess Myerson |
| Successor | Barbara Jo Walker |
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| Children | Nick Barbaro |
Marilyn Buferd (January 30, 1925 – March 27, 1990) was an American film and television actress as well as the winner of both the Miss California and Miss America pageants of 1946.[1] During the latter half of the 1940s and throughout the 1950s, she performed in nearly two dozen American, Italian, and French films, including Touchez pas au grisbi opposite Jean Gabin (1954). Buferd also appeared in several television series originally broadcast in the 1950s, such as The Millionaire, Highway Patrol, Schlitz Playhouse, The Ford Television Theatre, and Orient Express.