Liz Renay

Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins (April 14, 1926 – January 22, 2007), known professionally as Liz Renay, was an American author and actress who appeared in John Waters' film Desperate Living (1977). Early life She was born Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins on April 14, 1926, in Chandler, Arizona, to William Andrew Dobbins (1898–1986) and his wife Ada May (née Phillips; 1904–1982), who were described as being "evangelical parents". The United States Federal Census from 1940 listed the Dobbins family living in Mesa, Arizona. Renay was recorded as Pearl, age 13. Her father, William, was a 41-year-old lettuce trimmer for a produce shipper. Renay had four siblings: Emily, who was four years older; William E., who was six years younger; Jack, nine years younger; and Dorothy May, 10 years younger. In 1949, Renay was named Miss Stardust of Arizona and in the contest won "$500 cash, a trip to New York, and a modeling contract in the 1949 contest."