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Nancy Reagan
First Lady of the United States from to
"Nancy Davis" redirects here. For other people with the same name, see Nancy Davis (disambiguation).
Nancy Reagan | |
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| In role January 20, &#;– January 20, | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Rosalynn Carter |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Bush |
| In role January 2, &#;– January 6, | |
| Governor | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Bernice Brown |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Deukmejian () |
| Born | Anne Frances Robbins ()July 6, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, () (aged&#;94) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ronald Reagan &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | |
| Parent | |
| Education | Smith College (BA) |
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Nancy Davis Reagan (; born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, &#;– March 6, ) was an American film actress who was the first lady of the
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Biography of Nancy Davis Reagan
Nancy Reagan (July 6, March 6, ) was a film and television actress, mother, second wife of President Ronald Reagan, First Lady of California and the United States, and involved in multiple charities
Nancy Davis Reagan (Anne Frances “Nancy” Robbins) was born on July 6, in New York City, the only child of Kenneth Seymour Robbins and Edith Prescott Luckett. Her parents separated shortly after her birth. After the separation, Edith continued pursuing her acting career, and eventually placed two- year-old Nancy in the care of her sister and brother-in-law Virginia and Audley Gailbraith in Bethesda, Maryland. Nancy lived with the Gailbraiths for the next six years.
Edith Luckett remarried in to Loyal Edward Davis, a prominent neurosurgeon from Chicago, Illinois. Mother and daughter reunited in Chicago where Nancy attended school and grew into a young woman. Dr. Davis, who died August 19, was Professor Emeritus at Northwestern Univer
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Nancy Davis (Anne Frances Robbins) was born on July 6, , in New York City. Her parents, Kenneth Robbins and Edith Luckett, separated after their daughter’s birth. Anne was sent to live with Edith’s sister, Virginia Gailbraith, and her husband Audley for the next six years. After Edith married Loyal Edward Davis in , she and Anne reunited in Chicago, Illinois. Anne later changed her name to Nancy Davis after Loyal formally adopted her.1
After graduating from Chicago’s Girls’ Latin School, Nancy attended Smith College where she studied Drama and English. She received her degree in and pursued an acting career. Nancy worked in theater, as well as film and television productions. Through these experiences and professional networks, she met fellow actor and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Board member Ronald Reagan. They began dating and were later married on March 4, , at the Little Brown Church in San Fernando Valley, California. The Reagans had two children together – Patricia Ann Reagan