Vivian Maledy was born Vivian Nunes on December 17, 1927 in Santa Barbara County. She is the youngest of four children and the only daughter. Her parents owned a dairy farm in Casmalia, California. Her father was from the Azores, the Portuguese archipelago, and her mother was born in San Luis Obispo, California. In June of 1947, Vivian married John Lloyd Maledy. John L. Maledy had been part of the Airborne Division of the United States Army and had been stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina during the Second World War. The couple divorced sometime in 1953. Vivian's nude modeling career may have begun as early as 1950. She posed nude for various men's magazines such as Frolic, Picture Scope and Stare. She also made numerous appearances in the Nudie Cuties film series of the 1950s, often displaying full-frontal nudity. In February of 1958, Vivian married Douglas W. Lindsey. Mr. Lindsey was a furrier in West Hollywood, California. He was considerably older than Vivian, having been born in 1913. With her marriage to Douglas Lindsey in 1958, Vivian's modeling career began to wind down. Douglas Lindsey passed away on November 23, 1984. Records indicate Vivian Lindsey is still living and currently resides in Santa Maria, California.
