CUMMING, Ga. (BP)–Recap of Anita Bryant’s life & career:
1940 — Born in Barnsdall, Okla.
1946 — First stage appearance.
1947 — Profession of faith in Jesus Christ.
1952 — First television appearance.
1959 — “Till There Was You” first million-seller recording.
1960-61 — “Paper Roses” and “In My Little Corner of the World” sell a million.
1961 — First of seven trips to entertain U.S. troops with Bob Hope
1968-80 — Spokesperson for Florida Citrus Growers. Also, Coca Cola, Kraft Foods and Holiday Inns.
1970 — Published first of a dozen books, “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory.”
1973 — Sang “Battle Hymn of the Republic” at funeral of President Lyndon Johnson and the 1976 NFL Super Bowl.
1976-79 — Voted one of “Most Admired Women in America” by Good Housekeeping magazine.
1977 — Opposed homosexual rights ordinance in Dade County, Fla. On the cover of Newsweek magazine.
1980 — Moved back to Oklahoma with her four children following divorce.
1981 — Opened dress shop in Selma, Ala.
1984-88 — Moved to Atlanta, then Nashville, Tenn.
1989 — Married childhood sweetheart and NASA test crewman Charlie Dry.
1990 — Opened The Anita Bryant Show in Eureka Springs, Ark., and later the Anita Bryant Theatre in Branson, Mo.
1998 — Bought 2000-seat theater in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and performed there until September 2000.
2001 — www.anitabryant.com website goes online. She begins ministering in churches again.
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