Edith Luckett Davis

Actress

Female

Born Jul 16, 1888

Died Oct 27, 1987

Edith Luckett Davis was a film and Broadway stage actress in the 1910s and 1920s, and was the mother of Nancy Reagan, wife of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

Family

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Edith Luckett Davis

d.1987

children

Nancy Reagan
Daughter, Age 91

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Finding Your Path With Nicole Webster, September 15 Penn State Altoona
Google News - Sep 09, 2011

... of Institutional Equity, Diversity, and International Student Services will present the first speaker of the 2011-2012 Finding Your Path series on Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 12:15 - 1:00 pm in the sanctuary of the Edith Davis Eve Chapel
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Faith In Action To Hold First Meeting Tonight Penn State Altoona
Google News - Aug 31, 2011

The first meeting of the Faith in Action student organization will be held tonight, Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 8 pm in the Edith Davis Eve Chapel. Members of the college community are encouraged to come, bring a friend, and enjoy refreshments while
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Service Schedule For Aug. 15 The Review
Google News - Aug 15, 2011

Cherie Edith Davis - 7 pm today at the Nixon Funeral Home in Newell. Visitation three hours prior to the service. Lena E. Crook - 11 am Tuesday at the Hammondsville United Methodist Church. Burial in Hammondsville Cemetery. Visitation 5-8 pm today at
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Cherie Edith Davis, 61 The Review
Google News - Aug 14, 2011

She was born June 28, 1950,, in Spokane, Wash., a daughter of the late Vincent and Ernestine Benoit. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Sandy Chuda; and a great-granddaughter, Chloe Antionette Smith
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CHILDHOOD

1888 Birth Born on July 16, 1888.

TWENTIES

1916 27 Years Old Luckett married Kenneth Robbins of Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1916. … Read More

THIRTIES

1928 39 Years Old Her last acting role was in 1928, with Walter Huston and Kay Francis in Elmer the Great.

FORTIES

1929 40 Years Old While on a voyage to England in 1929, Luckett met Loyal Davis, a pioneering Chicago neurosurgeon. The two were married on May 21, 1929 and moved to Chicago with Nancy. … Read More

1938 49 Years Old Edith Davis gave up her acting career to become a housewife. She became heavily involved in community and charity work; she organized the gift shop and served on the board at Passavant Hospital and worked with the Women's Division of the Chicago Charity Fund, eventually becoming chairwoman in serving in that position from 1938 to 1963. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1963 75 Years Old Upon her husband's retirement as Chief of Surgery in 1963, the couple moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where she volunteered time to healthcare organizations, including the United Cerebral Palsy Crusade. … Read More

1982 94 Years Old Dr. Loyal Davis died in 1982 of congestive heart failure. … Read More

1987 99 Years Old She herself died on October 27, 1987, aged 99, from a stroke. … Read More

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