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Bobo Rockefeller

Barbara "Bobo" Sears Rockefeller (néeJievutė Paulekiūtė; September 6, – May 19, ), also known professionally as Eva Paul, was an American actress. Through her marriage to Winthrop Rockefeller, she was also a member of the Rockefeller family from to [1][2] They were the parents of Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.

Bobo rockefeller biography Barbara Rockefeller is survived by eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. She married Winthrop Rockefeller on February 14, [ 6 ] in a small, private ceremony attended by fewer than 10 people, including best man Laurence Rockefeller and maid of honor Isabel Paul. She divided her time between New York and Paris, where she also owned a flat. They were married in , and she changed her name to Barbara Paul Sears.

Early life and career

Bobo was born on 6 September as Jievute Paulekiute (Lithuanian: Jievutė Paulekiūtė) in Noblestown, Pennsylvania to Julius Paulekas, a coal miner, and Jieva (née Ivanavicius), both destitute Lithuanian immigrants.[1][3] Her parents divorced shortly after her birth.[4]

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]

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]

Personal

She married Winthrop Rockefeller on February 14, [6] in a small, private ceremony attended by fewer than 10 people, including best man Laurence Rockefeller and maid of honor Isabel Paul.[7] She divorced Rockefeller in , reporting they had already been separated for four years and following what newspapers described as a "fierce legal battle", she won custody of her son and a $ million settlement.

She later had a brief engagement to hotelier Charles W. Mapes in [8] Her son, Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, a former lieutenant governor of Arkansas, died in [1]

She died on May 19, , in Little Rock, Arkansas.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ abcdefghijFox, Margalit (21 May ).

    "Barbara Sears Rockefeller, Actress with a Famous Divorce Settlement, Dies at 91". The New York Times.

  2. ^"She went from Winthrop to windfall in divorce settlement".

    Bobo rockefeller biography death December 22, Rockefeller, who had never married, was considered the most eligible bachelor in the country. They were married a month later in Washington, D. In , the two sides began haggling about a divorce settlement, and her husband moved to Arkansas to qualify for its relaxed divorce law.

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  3. ^Miller, Stephen (May 20, ). "Bobo Rockefeller, 91, Married Well, Divorced Better". The New York Sun.
  4. ^"Bobo's Father Dies". Buffalo Courier Express.

    Barbara bobo rockefeller Read Edit View history. Back in New York and performing as Barbara Sears, she began dating Winthrop Rockefeller, perhaps the most eligible bachelor in the country as the sole heir to the Standard Oil fortune. Dali painted her portrait in Tools Tools.

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  5. ^ abc"Actress married heir to Standard Oil fortune". Los Angeles Times. 23 May
  6. ^"Daughter of poor immigrants weds Winthrop Rockefeller". The News-Review. February 14, p.&#;1.
  7. ^"Whipping Cream of Society at Wedding".

    Bobo rockefeller biography wikipedia Join Today. Bobo Rockefeller. There, she met Richard Sears Jr. Sears was stationed overseas for much of World War II, and the couple divorced amicably after the war.

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  8. ^"Barbara 'Bobo' Sears Rockefeller: Former wife of late Arkansas governor". 21 May
  9. ^"Barbara Rockefeller Jr. in the U.S., Obituary Collection, Current". U.S. Obituary Collection. May 25, Retrieved January 9, &#; via