Anita Bryant, a singer and an anti-gay activist, passed away at the age of 84 on December 16, 2024. Her family announced the news in an obituary on Thursday, January 9, 2025. The obituary said that ...

Anita Bryant Dry, entertainer and anti-gay rights activist, died in December in Edmond, according to an obituary submitted by her family. She was 84.

Anita Bryant, a multi-Grammy nominated singer, beauty queen, and Florida Orange Juice pitchwoman who morphed into a ...

The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading ...

Along with Orville Redenbacher, Marie Osmond, Phyllis Diller and Chubby Checker, Anita Bryant ranked as one of my first public figure interviews as a young reporter.

Anita Bryant, the pop singer and Oklahoma beauty queen who gained ... Bryant was crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and finished second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant. She landed on the ...

Anita Bryant, a Grammy-nominated singer and former beauty queen who became known for her advocacy against gay rights in the ...

and went on to become a runner-up in the Miss America pageant in 1959. Anita Bryant is crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1958. As a popular pop singer in the 1960s, Bryant churned out hit records like ...

By Chris Koseluk Anita Bryant, the pop singer and Oklahoma ... Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and finished second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant. She landed on the Billboard Hot 100 with ...

Anita Bryant Dry's soaring vocals helped catapult ... and went on to become a runner-up in the Miss America pageant in 1959. As a popular pop singer in the 1960s, Bryant churned out hit records ...