Background
Swartz, Barbara Ann was born on August 20, 1930 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Daughter of Ian Beatrice and Kathleen (Lutz) Murray.
Swartz, Barbara Ann was born on August 20, 1930 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Daughter of Ian Beatrice and Kathleen (Lutz) Murray.
Studied, public schools, various college courses.
Interior designer, Pasadena, California, 1965—1968, Westlake Village, 1968—1972. Owner, head designer Barbara Swartz Interiors, Westlake Village, since 1972. Owner, head designer, photographs design public Designers West, 1980—1981.
Owner, head designer Conejo Mag, 1982, The Designer, 1983. Board directors Orange County Philharmonic Society, 1958. President Pasadena Guild of Rosemary Cottage, 1972.
Officer San Marino League, 1963. President, founder Westlake Village Art Guild, 1972. President Westlake Village Chamber of Commerce, 1979.
Member of Conejo Women in Business, Conejo Association Professional Interior Designers (president 1982), American Society Interior Designers.
Married Billie Waldo Nichols, July 10, 1949 (divorced). Married John Cleland Swartz, August 19, 1951. Children: John Cleland, Keith Murray, Janet Elizabeth.