Nancy Reagan
First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989
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- Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins ; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American actress who was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
- Reagan was born in New York City.
- When her mother remarried in 1929, she moved to Chicago and was adopted by her mother's second husband.
- , Night into Morning , and Donovan's Brain .
- He had two children from his previous marriage to Jane Wyman, and he and Nancy had two children together.
Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American actress who was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was the second wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States.
Reagan was born in New York City. After her parents separated, she lived in Maryland with an aunt and uncle for six years. When her mother remarried in 1929, she moved to Chicago and was adopted by her mother's second husband. As Nancy Davis, she was a Hollywood actress in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in films such as The Next Voice You Hear..., Night into Morning, and Donovan's Brain. In 1952, she married Ronald Reagan, who was then president of the Screen Actors Guild. He had two children from his previous marriage to Jane Wyman, and he and Nancy had two children together. Nancy Reagan was the first lady of California when her husband was governor from 1967 to 1975, and she began to work with the Foster Grandparents Program.
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