Marian and Vivian Brown

Marian and Vivian Brown

At Nob Hill Cafe in San Francisco.
Born January 25, 1927 (1927-01-25) (age 85)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Occupation Actresses, Retired secretaries

Marian and Vivian Brown (born 25 January 1927) are American identical twins and icons of San Francisco, known for the appearance in media with their signature identical bright snappy outfits with hats atop their meticulously coiffed hair.[1] They were voted second as San Francisco's "Best Local Character" in 2000.[2] They often eat dinner at one of the front tables at Uncle Vito's restaurant, just below the crest of Nob Hill.[3]

Biography

Vivian and Marian were born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, just eight minutes apart. Vivian is the elder. They grew up in Mattawan, Michigan, where they attended Mattawan High School and graduated as co-valedictorians. They went on to earn matching degrees in business education from Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo. With the intent of escaping hot summers and the long cold winter months, the Browns left Michigan for San Francisco in 1970, and found work as secretaries at separate downtown businesses.[4]

References

  1. ^ Paul Feist (2006-10-13). "Leno? Who needs Jay Leno when you've got the Brown twins?". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=9839. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 
  2. ^ Readers Choice (2000-05-07). "And the Winners Are...". The San Francisco Chronicle: pp. K17. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/05/07/PK46215.DTL. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 
  3. ^ Mike Kepka (2011-10-16). "Marian and Vivian Brown, the twins of Nob Hill". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/16/BAS21LESCF.DTL. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 
  4. ^ Carl Nolte (2000-12-23). "Christmas in the City". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/12/23/MN179381.DTL. Retrieved 2011-12-15.