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Barbara Orbison at an event for The Parent Trap (1998)

Biography

Barbara Orbison

Overview

  • Born
    January 10, 1950 · Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Died
    December 6, 2011 · Los Angeles, California, USA (pancreatic cancer)
  • Birth name
    Barbara Ann Marie Wellhoener Jakobs

Mini bio

  • Barbara Orbison was born on January 10, 1950 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was a producer, known for Roy Orbison: I Drove All Night (1992), Forbidden Apple (2018) and Roy Orbison Live in Texas (1986). She was married to Roy Orbison. She died on December 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Family

  • Spouse
      Roy Orbison(March 25, 1969 - December 6, 1988) (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Roy Orbison Jr.

Trivia

  • She died on the 23rd anniversary of her husband Roy Orbison's death. She was only 18 years old when she met her husband at a British nightclub in 1968.
  • Mother of drummer Alex Orbison
  • She is survived by her sons, Roy Orbison Jr., Wesley Orbison and Alexander Orbison.
  • Following her death, she was interred with her husband Roy Orbison at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

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