Bobo Rockefeller
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Barbara "Bobo" Sears Rockefeller (née Jievutė Paulekiūtė; September 6, 1916 – May 19, 2008), 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 1948 to 1954.[1][2] They were the parents of Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.
Bobo Rockefeller | |
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.webp) Bobo Rockefeller in 1954 | |
| Born | Jievutė Paulekiūtė September 16, 1916 Noblestown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2008 (aged 91) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Spouses | |
| Partner | Charles W. Mapes (1962) |
| Children | Winthrop Paul Rockefeller |
| Family | Rockefeller family (by marriage) |
Bobo was born on 6 September 1916 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]
She married Winthrop Rockefeller on February 14, 1948[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 1954, 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 $5.5 million settlement. She later had a brief engagement to hotelier Charles W. Mapes in 1962.[8] Her son, Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, a former lieutenant governor of Arkansas, died in 2006.[1]
She died on May 19, 2008, in Little Rock, Arkansas.[9]
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