Lee Meriwether

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Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935 in Los Angeles, California) is Miss America 1955, and an American actress, appearing in movies and television. The brunette Meriwether is known as Buddy Ebsen`s daughter-in-law and for her role as his crime-solving partner, Betty Jones, in the long-running 1970s crime drama Barnaby Jones.

Lee Meriwether was born to Claudius Gregg Meriwether (October 13, 1904, Oregon – July 15, 1954, San Francisco, California) and Ethel Eve Mulligan (March 25, 1903, Oregon – May 21, 1996, Los Angeles, California). She has one brother, Don Brett Meriwether, born May 14, 1938, in Los Angeles. She grew up in San Francisco after the family moved there from Phoenix, Arizona. She attended George Washington High School, where one of her classmates was Johnny Mathis. She later attended San Francisco City College, where one of her classmates was fellow actor Bill Bixby.

After winning Miss San Francisco, Meriwether won Miss California, then Miss America with her recital of a John Millington Synge monologue. After her reign, she joined The Today Show. An August 1, 1956 International News wire photo of Meriwether and Joe DiMaggio announced their engagement. According to DiMaggio biographer Richard Ben Cramer, it was a rumor started by Walter Winchell.

Meriwether was married on April 20, 1958 to Frank Aletter, a TV and film actor. They divorced in 1974 and are the parents of actors Kyle Aletter-Oldham born May 31, 1960 in Los Angeles, California and Lesley A. Aletter, born November 12, 1963 in Los Angeles. Meriwether remarried September 21, 1986 to current husband Marshall Borden (Ryan`s Hope, Luke Jackson #1 on One Life to Live).

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    Name Lee Meriwether
    Age 74
    Height 5' 8½"  (174 cm)
    Build Slim
    Hair Color Grey
    Date of Birth May 271935
    Birthplace Los Angeles, California
    Star Sign Gemini
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Actress
    Celebrity Index Le
    Claim to Fame Barnaby Jones, Batman

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  • You know, I`ve been so incredibly lucky. One hears so many horror stories from actresses who test for role after role and never get anything. I`ve been working steadily for more years than I care to count. I definitely consider myself to be one of the lucky ones.
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  • Miss America 1955
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  • As a 19-year-old drama student from California, she was crowned Miss America in 1954, the year of the first live telecast, and was the first to cry tears of joy at the announcement.
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  • Classmate of Bill Bixby.
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  • Was a member of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, a Masonic community service group for girls aged 11-20.
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  • Measurements: 34 1/2B-22-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
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  • Contrary to popular belief, she never played Catwoman on the series "Batman" (1966). Only Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt did. She did, however, play Catwoman in the movie Batman (1966) and later played another character in two episodes of the series.
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  • Went to high school with future singer Johnny Mathis.
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  • Related to Meriwether Lewis, 19th century explorer and later governor of the Louisiana Territory.
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  • Mother of actresses Kyle Aletter and Lesley Aletter
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