Pilar Pallete

Infobox actor
name = Pilar Pallete


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birthdate = birth date and age|1936|9|3
birthplace = flagicon|PER Lima, Peru
spouse = John Wayne (1954-1979)
Jesse L. Upchurch (1998-)

Pilar Pallete (September 3, 1936) is a former Peruvian actress and third wife of the American film star John Wayne.

Biography

Born into an upper class family, the daughter of a Peruvian senator, Pilar wanted to pursue acting. She met John Wayne, 29 years her senior, in Lima, Peru in 1953, while he was scouting locations for ”The Alamo." [http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3775 Interview - John Wayne on Women, Marriage, and Family ] ] In 1953, Pilar came to Los Angeles to dub a film in English, when she ran into John Wayne for the second time. A year later on November 1, 1954, [http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3775 Interview - John Wayne on Women, Marriage, and Family ] ] the very day Wayne's divorce became final, at sunset in Kona, Hawaii, they exchanged their vows and became husband and wife. Pilar retired from her motion picture career to dedicate herself completely to being a wife and mother to their three children: Aissa, Ethan, and Marisa. During the next ten years of their marriage, they traveled extensively to practically every corner of the world, usually on location for John Wayne's many films. In 1965, they decided they wanted to live near the ocean and close to their yacht, "The Wild Goose." They moved to Newport Beach, California. John Wayne kept up his hectic schedule with making movies. Pilar found it increasingly difficult to travel with him, and at the same time take care of the home and children. The children grew up fast, and Pilar decided to do something she had always had a great love for—interior designing. She found it necessary to find a location to work from, and rented a studio inside the Fernleaf Courtyard, in Corona Del Mar, California. The place was so charming that she could entertain her clients outdoors with coffee and finger sandwiches and found herself, one year later, with a full-time, elegant restaurant. John Wayne was proud of her undertaking. After a long and painful illness, John Wayne passed away on June 11, 1979. In 1998, Pilar married Jesse Upchurch, a travel company executive. Pilar followed her passion of painting and has created among other works of art, a collection of still nature and beautiful ladies, Belly Dancers called "Glamour Girls", as well as group images from the Hollywood world.

References

External links

* [http://www.pilarwayne.net http://www.pilarwayne.net]

Persondata
NAME= Pallete, Pilar
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=actor
DATE OF BIRTH= September 3, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH= Lima, Peru
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