Bobo Faulkner
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2 January 1941
Ralph Rosenblum
Robin Lakin
Mike Brown
Bobo Faulkner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ann Helen Minchin 2 January 1941 Dorset, England, UK |
| Died | 14 December 2014 (aged 73) Surrey, England, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Surrey |
| Spouse(s) | Trader Faulkner Ralph Rosenblum Robin Lakin Mike Brown |
| Children | 1 |
Ann Helen "Bobo" Faulkner (née Minchin; 2 January 1941 – 14 December 2014) was an English model, television personality, and interior designer.
She was born Ann Helen Minchin in Dorset, England, where her father was the headmaster of Shaftesbury Grammar School. Leaving school at 15, she moved to London as a secretary for a prestigious firm.[1]
In London, she met and married the Australian actor Trader Faulkner, who gave her the nickname "Bobo" by which she went for the rest of her life.[2] In 1966, the couple had a daughter, Sasha. Bobo moved to Australia in 1968 with her daughter after she was invited to take part in fashion parades as a model.[3]
Media career in Australia
In June 1968, Faulkner was hired by GTV9 to co-host breakfast television program, Today, with Mike Walsh. She also wrote a newspaper column for The Australian, and hosted Bobo's Late Show in which she introduced the Nine Network's midnight movie.[4] In 1973, she made a documentary for ABC-TV called See It My Way – The Polysaturated Male, in which she called for the "liberation" of men from the demands and stereotypes placed upon them.[5]
In the early 1970s, she made some acting appearances in such programs as police drama Division 4 and the comedy series The Group.[6]
After her separation from Faulkner, she had a relationship with the Australian publicist Harry M. Miller, which ended after Miller claimed she had spread some gossip concocted by himself and Clyde Packer to test her discretion.[7]