Marilyn Buferd
Competing at the 1946 Miss America contest
Born(1925-01-30)January 30, 1925
DiedMarch 27, 1990(1990-03-27) (aged 65)
OccupationActress
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
TitleMiss America 1946
PredecessorBess Myerson
SuccessorBarbara Jo Walker
Spouses
  • Count Francesco Barbaro
    (m. 1951; div. 1954)
  • Hans E. Orton
    (m. 1958; div. 1959)
  • Milton Stevens
    (m. 1960; died 1969)
ChildrenNick 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). Buford 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.

Biography

Buferd attended the University of California, Los Angeles. One of the sixteen finalists she defeated in the Miss America 1946 pageant was future Academy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman.

Buferd married Franco Barbaro, an Italian submarine commander and a movie agent and producer. After divorcing she married Han E. Orton. Her third husband was Milton Stevens.[2] Buferd died of pancreatic cancer at age 65 in Austin, Texas, on March 27, 1990.[3] Her son, Nick Barbaro, is publisher of The Austin Chronicle and co-founder of South by Southwest.

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Miss California History". Miss California. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. "Marilyn Buferd". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. "Miss America History 1946". Archived from the original on December 21, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
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