Bobo Rockefeller
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Barbara "Bobo" Sears Rockefeller, also known by her stage name Eva Paul, was an American actress.[1][2]
Early life and career
Bobo was born in 6 September 1916 as Jievute Paulekiute (Lithuanian: Jievutė Paulekiūtė) to a family of Lithuanian origin.[1][3] She spent her childhood in Chicago.[1] Later, her family moved to Indiana.[1] At the age of 17, she became Miss Lithuania.[1] For her education, she attended Northwestern University.[1]
Between 1948 and 1954, she was married with Winthrop Rockefeller.[1][4] Her son, Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, a former lieutenant governor of Arkansas, died in 2006.[1] She also held the position of third secretary at the U.S. embassy in Paris.[1] She was also featured on Time's cover.[5]
Filmography
- Tobacco Road[1]
- That Night With You (1945)[1]
- Bad Men of the Border[5]
- Code of the Lawless[5]
- The Road to Total War (1983)
- Goodbye War (1983)
- The Relationship (1988)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fox, Margalit (21 May 2008). "Barbara Sears Rockefeller, Actress with a Famous Divorce Settlement, Dies at 91". The New York Times.
- ^ "She went from Winthrop to windfall in divorce settlement". 26 May 2008.
- ^ Miller, Stephen (May 20, 2008). "Bobo Rockefeller, 91, Married Well, Divorced Better". The New York Sun.
- ^ "Barbara 'Bobo' Sears Rockefeller: Former wife of late Arkansas governor". 21 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "Actress married heir to Standard Oil fortune". Los Angeles Times. 23 May 2008.