Pilar Pallete
Celebrity
- Birthday
- September 3, 1928
- Age
- 97
- Birthplace
- Paita
- Spouse
- John Wayne
About
María del Pilar Pallette Alvarado (born 3 September 1928), known professionally as Pilar Pallette, is a Peruvian-born American painter and occasional actress. She became well-known through her marriage to the actor John Wayne.
María del Pilar Pallete Alvarado was born in Paita, Piura, Peru on 3 September 1928, as the second child to Miguel Ángel Pallete Cañote, a Peruvian senator, and his wife, Carmela Maria (née Alvarado Zegarra). She has three siblings: an elder sister, Josefina Rosario “Josephine” Stinson (née Pallete Alvarado), and two younger siblings, Marcela Lina de la Torre (née Pallete Alvarado) and Miguel Angel Pallete.
Pallete grew up in Lima, where she attended Collegio Villa María, a private Catholic primary and secondary school for girls.
Pallete worked in the offices of Pan American-Grace Airways in the Limatambo International Airport from the age of 14, having lied about her age. She worked as a passenger greeter for Braniff International Airways from the age of 15, having lied about her age again. She also worked as a stewardess for Peruvian International Airways.
Pallete made her debut in Peru in 1950, after participating in the English…
Born On This Day
Bio and photo via Wikipedia, used under Creative Commons licensing.