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Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, Miss America 1959 (died 2014)

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Born
February 17, 1937
Died
December 9, 2014
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1937

About Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley was an American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959. Mobley was crowned Miss America 1959, the first Mississippian to achieve this honor, winning the national talent award. In 1966, Mobley was the female guest star on the first two-part episode of Mission: Impossible, in the episode “Old Man Out”. She was active in many charitable causes and was awarded the Outstanding Young Woman of the Year Award in 1966 by Lady Bird Johnson.

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Mary Ann Mobley timeline

  1. Mobley was crowned Miss America 1959, the first Mississippian to achieve this honor, winning the national talent award.
  2. In 1966, Mobley was the female guest star on the first two-part episode of Mission: Impossible, in the episode “Old Man Out”.
  3. She was active in many charitable causes and was awarded the Outstanding Young Woman of the Year Award in 1966 by Lady Bird Johnson.

The world when Mary Ann Mobley was born

Mary Ann Mobley was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1937

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
  • Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
  • Defining fadSwing music
  • Notable inventionShopping cart
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mary Ann Mobley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19372026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.8M341 million

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