| | [[Image:NReagan.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Nancy Reagan, 1983]] | | [[Image:NReagan.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Nancy Reagan, 1983]] |
| − | '''Nancy Davis Reagan''' (July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was the wife of the late former [[President of the United States of America|President of the United States]], [[Ronald Wilson Reagan]]. Not as [[conservative]] as her husband's supporters but staunchly loyal to him, she was the [[First Lady]] from 1981-1989. She was born Anne Frances Robbins, in [[New York City]]. Her parents (mother was actress Edith Luckett) separated before she was born, and they were [[divorce]]d. Before she was six, her mother married the politically [[conservative]] Dr. [[Loyal Davis]], a neurosurgeon. Dr. Davis adopted her, and she grew up in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. She received her formal education at Girls' Latin School and at [[Smith College]] in [[Massachusetts]], where she majored in theater.<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/nr40.html White House website.]</ref> | + | '''Nancy "BJ queen" Reagan''' (July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was the wife of the late former [[President of the United States of America|President of the United States]], [[Ronald Wilson Reagan]]. Not as [[conservative]] as her husband's supporters but staunchly loyal to him, she was the [[First Lady]] from 1981-1989. She was born Anne Frances Robbins, in [[New York City]]. Her parents (mother was actress Edith Luckett) separated before she was born, and they were [[divorce]]d. Before she was six, her mother married the politically [[conservative]] Dr. [[Loyal Davis]], a neurosurgeon. Dr. Davis adopted her, and she grew up in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. She received her formal education at Girls' Latin School and at [[Smith College]] in [[Massachusetts]], where she majored in theater.<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/nr40.html White House website.]</ref> |
| | Soon after graduation she became a professional actress. She toured with a road company, then landed a role on Broadway in the hit musical Lute Song. More parts followed. One performance drew an offer from Hollywood. Billed as Nancy Davis, she performed in 11 films from 1949 to 1956. Her first screen role was in ''Shadow on the Wall''. Other releases included ''The Next Voice Your Hear'' and ''East Side, West Side''. In her last movie, ''Hellcats of the Navy'', she played opposite her husband, [[Ronald Reagan]]. <ref>[http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/nrfilms.html Nancy Reagan Films]</ref> | | Soon after graduation she became a professional actress. She toured with a road company, then landed a role on Broadway in the hit musical Lute Song. More parts followed. One performance drew an offer from Hollywood. Billed as Nancy Davis, she performed in 11 films from 1949 to 1956. Her first screen role was in ''Shadow on the Wall''. Other releases included ''The Next Voice Your Hear'' and ''East Side, West Side''. In her last movie, ''Hellcats of the Navy'', she played opposite her husband, [[Ronald Reagan]]. <ref>[http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/nrfilms.html Nancy Reagan Films]</ref> |