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Cobina Wright Jr. (August 14, 1921 - September 1, 2011) [1] was an American actress and model. She was featured on the cover of Life magazine's February 17, 1941, issue, [2] and a nationally distributed newspaper columnist described her as a debutante who "fought a draw with Brenda Frazier for the glamour girl championship of New York society."
Cobina Wright, former society hostess of prominence, who later turned to journalism and wrote of both the Hollywood scene and of cultural happenings, died yesterday after having suffered a stroke on Easter Sunday.
Sep 1, 2011 · Cobina Wright, Jr. came from a wealthy aristocratic family from New York City and started her show business career as a model, being in the top ten at John Robert Powers (the most sought after agency at that time). Bob Hope used her as the basis for character Cobina on his radio program in 1939.
Jul 1, 2024 · Cobina Wright, who has died aged 90, was the stunning American cover girl and actress whom the young Prince Philip fell for in Venice in the summer of 1938. She was born on August 14 1921 in New York City, where her father, William May Wright, was a successful stockbroker.
When he died of a heart attack in 1968, Cobina Jr. found that their spacious Carmel Valley home was all she owned. Palmer's share of his father's estate reverted, as per his father's will, back to Palmer's brothers and sisters.
When he died of a heart attack in 1968, Cobina Jr. found that their spacious Carmel Valley home was all she owned. Palmer's share of his father's estate reverted, as per his father's will, back to Palmer's brothers and sisters.
Wright, Cobina Jr. (1921–) American actress. Name variations: Cobina Wright. Born Aug 14, 1921, in New York, NY; m. Palmer Thayer Beaudette, Nov 3, 1941 (died Sept 7, 1968).
Apr 9, 2021 · When Prince Philip and Cobina Wright locked eyes, there was a strong mutual attraction. Wright once confessed that Philip's mother “shoved” her into his arms at a bar on their first meeting.
Cobina Wright, Sr., had to work as a cabaret singer in New York. She complained she was ‘working like a Trojan’ to support her daughter while he went deep-sea fishing in Bar Harbor.
High-pressured to the ranks of the glamour girls, Cobina Jr. is tallish and slim, with trimly formed features and a wealth of blond hair. Despite her seventeen years, she possesses the poise and mannerisms of a maturer woman, tinged occasionally by some girlish inflection or gesture.
