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| They made various television appearances such as '']'' (as cousins of Peggy), '']'', '']'' (called the Donatello Triplets on the show), '']'' and '']'' wearing ] hair-dos and gaudy blue ]. They often appeared scantily clad (usually showing off their legs) despite the fact that they were in their sixties at the time. They are often remembered for their contribution of "Winter Wonderland" to the '']'' that originally aired in 1988. They also briefly appeared in the motion picture '']'', playing "America the Beautiful" behind several posing bodybuilders. In the late 1980s they were featured in a ] fast food advertisement. | They made various television appearances such as '']'' (as cousins of Peggy), '']'', '']'' (called the Donatello Triplets on the show), '']'' and '']'' wearing ] hair-dos and gaudy blue ]. They often appeared scantily clad (usually showing off their legs) despite the fact that they were in their sixties at the time. They are often remembered for their contribution of "Winter Wonderland" to the '']'' that originally aired in 1988. They also briefly appeared in the motion picture '']'', playing "America the Beautiful" behind several posing bodybuilders. In the late 1980s they were featured in a ] fast food advertisement. | ||
| The three performed until Eadie was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 |
The three performed until Eadie was diagnosed with cancer in 1996; she died that year at ] in ]. After her death Elena and Milly never again performed but lived together for five years until Elena died of cancer in 2001. Elena and Eadie are interred in a family plot at ] in ] next to their father. | ||
| Since the death of Elena Del Rubio, Milly has remained in the ] home that they all shared together. | Since the death of Elena Del Rubio, Milly has remained in the ] home that they all shared together. | ||
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The Del Rubio Triplets were a variety/musical act who rose to notoriety in the 1980s due mostly to their campy style of dress and their goofy interpretations of standards and songs of the era.
The Del Rubio triplets were born as the Boyd triplets (Edith, Elena and Mildred Boyd) in 1921 in the Panama Canal Zone. The girls grew up in the Panama Canal Zone and Washington, D.C.. Their stage name comes from the color they dyed their hair; the word "rubio" means "blond" in Spanish.
Grammy winning songwriter Allee Willis is credited with discovering the Del Rubio Triplets in 1985 and presenting them at her parties where they garnered much notable attention. Their biggest "hit" was an acoustic-guitar cover version of the song "Whip It" by Devo.
They made various television appearances such as Married... with Children (as cousins of Peggy), Full House, The Golden Girls (called the Donatello Triplets on the show), Night Court and Pee-wee's Playhouse wearing bouffant hair-dos and gaudy blue eyeshadow. They often appeared scantily clad (usually showing off their legs) despite the fact that they were in their sixties at the time. They are often remembered for their contribution of "Winter Wonderland" to the Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special that originally aired in 1988. They also briefly appeared in the motion picture Americathon, playing "America the Beautiful" behind several posing bodybuilders. In the late 1980s they were featured in a McDonald's fast food advertisement.
The three performed until Eadie was diagnosed with cancer in 1996; she died that year at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance, California. After her death Elena and Milly never again performed but lived together for five years until Elena died of cancer in 2001. Elena and Eadie are interred in a family plot at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California next to their father.
Since the death of Elena Del Rubio, Milly has remained in the San Pedro, California home that they all shared together.
Members
| The Del Rubio Triplets | |||
| Name | Eadie Del Rubio | Elena Del Rubio | Milly Del Rubio |
| Birth name | Edith Bolling Boyd | Elena Rolfe Boyd | Mildred Stuart Boyd |
| Born | (1921-08-23)August 23, 1921 | (1921-08-23)August 23, 1921 | (1921-08-23) August 23, 1921 (age 103) |
| Location | Panama | ||
| Died | December 16, 1996(1996-12-16) (aged 75) | March 19, 2001(2001-03-19) (aged 79) | |
| Location | Torrance, California | Los Angeles, California | |
| Resting Place | Holy Cross Cemetery | Holy Cross Cemetery | |
| Culver City, California | Culver City, California | ||
| Years Active | 1979-1996 | 1979-1996 | 1979-1996 |
| IMDb profile | IMDb profile | IMDb profile | |
Trivia
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- The three never married.
- They lived in the same house together through most of their lives.
- When performing together, especially in later years, they often did shows for nearly nothing or free altogether.
- Daughters of Elizabeth (Bolling) Boyd, they were direct descendants of Pocahontas and John Rolfe.
- They dressed the same way, often wearing the same outfits with each girl in a different color, on stage or off and traveled together all the time whether performing or not.
- Their father reportedly disapproved of their choice of career.
- In episodes of both Full House and Sliders they performed Devo's Whip It.
References
External links
- Official Del Rubio Triplets Site
- The resting place of Elena and Eadie Del Rubio
- Biography of The Delrubio Triplets birth and how they came to perform