Marilyn Buferd

Marilyn Buferd
Buferd in 1953
Born	(1925-01-30)January 30, 1925 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	March 27, 1990(1990-03-27) (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
Spouse(s)	Count Francesco Barbaro ​ ​ (m. 1951; div. 1954)​ Hans E. Orton ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1959)​ Milton Stevens ​ ​ (m. 1960; died 1969)​
Children	1

Marilyn Buferd (January 30, 1925 – March 27, 1990) was crowned Miss America in 1946 after being crowned Miss California.^[1] She appeared in several minor films in the 1950s as well as several foreign language films, including Touchez pas au grisbi opposite Jean Gabin (1954).

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-owner of South by Southwest.

Selected filmography[]

• A Night of Fame (1949)
• Totò Tarzan (1950)
• The Elusive Twelve (1950)
• I'm the Capataz (1951)
• The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1952)
• Les Belles de nuit (1952) directed by René Clair
• The Machine to Kill Bad People (1952) directed by Roberto Rossellini
• Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) directed by Jacques Becker
• The Unearthly (1957)
• Queen of Outer Space (1958)

References[]

External links[]

• Marilyn Buferd at IMDb
• Marilyn Buferd at Find a Grave