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Maria Flies Home: No eligible males, sighs movie wife

The Province, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 4th, 1957

Doug Heal, Province Staff Writer

A short article about Maria on the occasion of a one-week vacation in Vancouver in the Fall of 1957. Par for the course for a 1950s newspaper article it mostly concerns itself with her looks but also mentions her role in The King And I and some modeling work she did in the spring of this year for Jacques Grieffe and Jean Patou. This article appeared in various forms through the month of September including in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (Sept. 30th) and the Windsor Daily Star (Sept. 26th).

Maria Flies Home by Doug HealMaria Flies Home by Doug Heal 04 Sep 1957, Wed The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Newspapers.com

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Looking for a Man in Vancouver

Various Papers, September, 1957

by Doug Heal

A short article about Maria on the occasion of a one-week vacation in Vancouver in the Fall of 1957. Par for the course for a 1950s newspaper article it mostly concerns itself with her looks but also mentions her role in The King And I and some modeling work she did in the spring of this year for Jacques Grieffe and Jean Patou. This article appeared in various forms in multiple papers throughout the month of September. It looks like the original article was written by Doug Heal for the Vancouver Province and published in that paper on September 4th of 1957

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Advertiser’s Announcement: Odeon Premiere of ‘The Admirable Crichton’

Evening Standard, London, England, United Kingdom, June 1st, 1957

(Unknown Author)

This ad for the premiere of “The Admirable Crichton” at the Odeon in London lists a veritable army of attending celebrities including Maria in column number 2 of the ad.

Odeon Premiere of 'The Admirable Scranton' Part 1Odeon Premiere of ‘The Admirable Scranton’ Part 1 01 Jun 1957, Sat Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Odeon Premiere of 'The Admirable Scranton' Part 2Odeon Premiere of ‘The Admirable Scranton’ Part 2 01 Jun 1957, Sat Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

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Omar Khayyam Production Schedules

Citizen News, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, March – May, 1956

(Unknown Author)

Maria is listed in the production schedules of the day for her role in (The Loves Of) Omar Khayyam in almost every week’s release of the column.

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