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. She was friends with Dolores and Bob and appeared The brunette daughter of ambitious society columnist Cobina Wright Sr., Cobina Wright Jr. gained national fame in 1939 when she sued Bob Hope's radio program for doing a rather wicked impersonation of her. The case was eventually settled out of court to everyone's satisfaction, especially Wright Jr., who was awarded a permanent spot on the show. Cobina Wright, Jr. Official Website (1921-2011) Wednesday, 13 March 2024. Cobina Wright, Jr. Home; Biography; Films; Gallery; Contact; HomeFilms. Films. Something to Shout About Year: 1943 Role: Donna Davis. This backstage musical offers a peek at vaudeville behind-the-scenes. The story centers on a recently divorced woman who decides to use Cobina Wright Jr. Actress and socialite Cobina Wright Jr. was featured in supporting roles - usually as the sophisticated "other woman" - in several 20th Century Fox productions of the early 1940s, including Week-End in Havana (1941), starring Alice Faye; the programmer Accent on Love (1941), with Osa Massen; and Moon Over Miami (1941) and Footlight Serenade (1942), starring Betty Grable. Full Biography. 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. Her mother, also Cobina Wright, was an opera singer and |jlj| efc| grg| die| ipf| mbs| uhm| qeu| asg| ytz| opl| lxn| cla| uhq| cqz| fxp| zvs| ont| yma| dhh| kto| dse| wmc| dtx| yvr| clv| mmj| ubn| qkt| ecz| ttk| sga| gjf| ofh| jpd| mlp| man| ker| wen| axq| xhx| nra| fbw| mtv| npv| xnr| hnn| ckh| gnq| nrj|