Mary Louise Farrell Palmer (November 27, 1942 – October 20, 2011), known professionally as Aniko Farrell, was a Canadian singer, actress and Miss Dominion of Canada.
Farrell was one of nine children born to Arthur and Elizabeth Farrell in St. John's, Newfoundland.[1] She was educated at Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School and started to sing at an early age. She won several awards at the Kiwanis Music Festival. In 1964 Farrell was voted Miss Newfoundland and won Miss Dominion of Canada later that same year. She went on to enter the Miss World contest where she was the runner-up.[1]
Farrell made guest appearances on The Lawrence Welk Show and was offered a contract to appear regularly on the show.[2] She used her stage name Aniko when performing in Broadway musicals. It was there in 1966 where she met Peter Palmer, whom she married later that year in Los Angeles.[3] The couple had a daughter, Farrell Beth, and lived in Florida until her death in 2011.[1]
mary, farrell, mary, louise, farrell, palmer, november, 1942, october, 2011, known, professionally, aniko, farrell, canadian, singer, actress, miss, dominion, canada, bornmary, louise, farrellnovember, 1942, john, newfoundlanddiedoctober, 2011, 2011, aged, tem. Mary Louise Farrell Palmer November 27 1942 October 20 2011 known professionally as Aniko Farrell was a Canadian singer actress and Miss Dominion of Canada Mary Lou FarrellBornMary Louise FarrellNovember 27 1942 1 St John s NewfoundlandDiedOctober 20 2011 2011 10 20 aged 68 Temple Terrace FloridaOther namesAniko FarrellSpousePeter Palmer m 1966 wbr Children1Beauty pageant titleholderTitleMiss Dominion of Canada 1964Majorcompetition s Miss Dominion of Canada 1964 winner Miss Universe 1964Miss World 1964Miss International 1965Farrell was one of nine children born to Arthur and Elizabeth Farrell in St John s Newfoundland 1 She was educated at Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School and started to sing at an early age She won several awards at the Kiwanis Music Festival In 1964 Farrell was voted Miss Newfoundland and won Miss Dominion of Canada later that same year She went on to enter the Miss World contest where she was the runner up 1 Farrell made guest appearances on The Lawrence Welk Show and was offered a contract to appear regularly on the show 2 She used her stage name Aniko when performing in Broadway musicals It was there in 1966 where she met Peter Palmer whom she married later that year in Los Angeles 3 The couple had a daughter Farrell Beth and lived in Florida until her death in 2011 1 See also EditList of people of Newfoundland and LabradorReferences Edit a b c d Mary Louise Palmer s Obituary Tampa Bay Times October 23 2011 Retrieved July 21 2017 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador ISBN 0 9693422 1 7 California Marriage Index 1960 1985External links EditMary Louise Farrell Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador v 2 p 18Preceded byJane Kmita Miss World Canada1964 Succeeded byCarol Ann Tidey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Lou Farrell amp oldid 1133993134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
