Tag: Anita Bryant
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Tropical Serenade | DISNEY THIS DAY | October 6, 1971
On this day in 1971, Walt Disney World officially dedicated the Sunshine Pavilion and its Tropical Serenade attraction, five days after the resort’s opening. Sponsored by the Florida Citrus Growers, the ceremony was officiated by Governor Reubin Askew and citrus spokeswoman Anita Bryant. She sang two Sherman Brothers songs written for the pavilion, “The Orange…
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Anita Bryant Dead at 84
Anita Bryant has passed away. Bryant was an American singer and an anti-gay activist. She was 84 when she passed away on December 16, 2024. Bryan was Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and was second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant. She also first appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 with Till There Was You…