Mary Ann Mobley, Miss America Turned Actress, Dies at 77

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Source: Hollywood Reporter


Mary Ann Mobley, the dark-haired and wholesome Miss America who went on to a successful acting career highlighted by two starring turns opposite Elvis Presley, has died. She was 77.

Mobley, who was married to the late actor and TV host Gary Collins, died Tuesday morning in her Beverly Hills home after a battle with breast cancer, execs with Warner Bros. Television said. One of her daughters, Clancy Collins White, is senior vp drama development at the company.

A native of Brandon, Miss., who attended the University of Mississippi, the vivacious Mobley was crowned Miss America 1959 and studied acting with Lee Strasberg. She appeared on Broadway in a 1962 production of the musical Nowhere to Go But Up, directed by Sidney Lumet, appeared in an L.A. production of Guys and Dolls and signed a five-year contract with MGM.

Read more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mary-ann-mobley-dead-miss-755662

[shenmue]

1. Rest in peace

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Oh! Very sad!

I remember her. She and her husband, Gary Collins, used to come to Saratoga (Springs, NY), my home town, during the August racing season, always made a few well publicized appearances. Wishing her Godspeed...

[Cha]

3. Yeah, scary how time is passing on so fast, Rhiannon.. Mary Ann Mobley 77..

and now RIP

Are you still in Saratoga? We use to go there a lot for music at Caffe Lena's and go to the Four Seasons.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. I grew up in Saratoga

Am now just north of Glens Falls, south of Lake George, but still think of Saratoga as home. Moved north with my parents just in time for 9th grade *sigh*, always thought I'd move back.

I do know Cafe Lena, don't think I ever went there, LOL, but I can remember seeing Lena around town. And Four Seasons is a favorite. There's nothing like that further north. Saratoga really has everything. Glens Falls has very little and right now Lake George is a ghost town.

[Cha]

8. I bet Lake George is a ghosttown now! Glen Falls is where my sister and her

daughter went to their chiropractor from Little Falls and my niece at age 15 decided that's what she wanted to be when she grew up. She's now been a chiropractor in NYC for quite awhile now and doing so well!

Stay warm and cozy, Rhiannon

[Rhiannon12866]

9. I had to drive down Canada Street in Lake George a couple of weeks ago

There's no traffic and nothing is open (except the gas stations and the occasional pizza place). I accidentally ran a red light, was nobody was around to notice.

That's very cool about your niece. Did you mean Glens Falls or Little Falls? I had one grandmother living in each one...

[Rowdyboy]

4. Quite a lady...I remember sitting on the couch with my mom watching "Miss America" in 1959

when she won. I was 5 and "Miss America" hadn't yet become uncool so having our state "win" thrilled me to no end.

She did much good with her life. May she rest in peace.

[Cha]

10. I remember kinda the same when Marilyn Van Derbur won from my state in Colorado, Rowdyboy..

Here she is crowning Mary Ann Mobley..


Miss America 1959, Mary Ann Mobley, of Brandon, Mississippi, is crowned by outgoing Miss America Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. The Miss America pageant is pulling the plug on its talent competition. [AP]

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-07/30/content_353397.htm

[bikebloke]

5. She was one of my crushes as a kid.

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. RIP