Devoted sister, mother, wife, and aunt. Successful model and actress. Generous philanthropist and explorer of the world.
Maria has been named model of the year 1962 for Japan Airlines. After a photo shoot with photographer Hal Adams in San Diego she will fly to Tokyo to promote Warner Bros.’ A Majority Of One, in which she played alongside Alec Guinness.
This article is a prime example for much of what was wrong in the 1950s. Allen Rich, real-life sleazy creep and the author of this piece, is, with all due respect, which is close to none, oozing sexism, exoticism and various other unpleasant -isms from every pore. I can’t imagine what it must have been like for Maria to endure this man for the length of an entire interview.
A photo with a brief description shows Maria as a guest at the wedding reception of Sarah Ahn Buffum and motion picture and TV writer Ray Buffum at the bride’s father’s, Philip Ahn’s, Moongate Restaurant. The photo was posted with similar short captions in various Newspapers in early November of 1957.
