Barbara Turrell ’74

Barbara died of cancer Aug. 16, 2021, in Glendale, Calif.

She was educated at the Marlborough School of Los Angeles. In 1971, Barbara represented the United States at the International Debutantes Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Barbara majored in English and French, specializing in 17th century English and French comedy of manners, and earned her A.B. in three years. She was active in Charter and Whig-Clio. And also enjoyed touring campus in her British-made Austin Vanden Plas Princess.

Barbara earned a graduate certificate in social anthropology from Cambridge University in 1976. She returned to Glendale to join the family business, Turrell & Turrell, Den of Antiquities as a dealer in fine quality antiques and collectibles. One of Barbara’s more noteworthy collections of Native American objects and artifacts now resides in the permanent collections of the British Museum.

Barbara also pursued an interest in acting by signing with an actor’s talent agent and appearing in commercials for Toyota and Sears. Barbara became an ardent supporter of cat welfare and rescue organizations in her later years.

Barbara never married and is survived by her two cousins, Jon in California and Irina in St. Petersburg, Russia.