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Marian McKnight
Actor, Competitor
1936 –
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Who is Marian McKnight?
Marian McKnight is a former American beauty pageant winner.
She earned the 1957 Miss America title with a Marilyn Monroe act in the talent portion, and later worked with Monroe's ex-husband, Joe DiMaggio, for a Virginia supplier of military bases. Despite the contention of Monroe biographer Donald Spoto, McKnight denied that she and DiMaggio were romantically involved.
She married actor Gary Conway in 1958 after meeting at UCLA, they have two children, they are owners of Carmody McKnight winery.
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- Born
- Dec 19, 1936
Manning - Also known as
- Marian McKnight Conway
- Spouses
- Gary Conway
(1958/12/21 - )
- Gary Conway
- Children
- Ethnicity
- White people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Lived in
- South Carolina
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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