You might be asking yourself, who is that? Well, she was the first Snow White at Disneyland. Yes, that is right she was the first person to ever to play Snow White at Disneyland.
She was a professional figure skater and dancer on Broadway and in Hollywood. She was was born in Minneapolis. She moved to LA with her family in 1931. After her move to LA they opened a canteen that became a restaurant in what was known as the Beverly Manor apartment house in Hollywood, California. She went on to become the skating and dancing partner of Gene Nelson. She did some print modeling and made her first appearance as Snow White in 1955, riding a float down Main Street at Disneyland. She is survived by two stepsons, Bill and Larry Killingsworth, and a brother.
Her credits include:
- “Silver Skates” (1943)
- “Something for the Boys” (1944)
- “State Fair” (1945)
- “Rainbow Over Texas” (1946)
- “Lullaby of Broadway” (1951)
- “Sabrina” (1954)
- “Red Garters” (1954)
- “Nob Hill” (1954)
- She was also a “Redette” dancer on the “Red Skelton Hour” for 3 years in the late ’50s.
- In 1959, she and her husband, at the time, James Killingsworth started a magazine in Newport Beach that then became the Orange County Illustrated. The magazine went under in the 80’s after they divorced.
Our condolences go out to the family.
Wishing you Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
Maria
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