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Anita Bryant
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Anita Bryant
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-03-25,Barnsdall, Oklahoma, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Anita Jane Bryant (March 25, 1940 – December 16, 2024) was an American singer and political activist, known for anti-gay activism. She had three Top 20 hits in the United States in the early 1960s. She was the 1958 Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and a brand ambassador from 1969 to 1980 for the Florida Citrus Commission. In the 1970s, Bryant became known as an outspoken opponent of gay rights in the U.S. In 1977, she ran the "Save Our Children" campaign to repeal a local ordinance in Miami-Dade County, Florida, that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Her involvement with the campaign was condemned by gay rights activists. They were assisted by many other prominent figures in music, film, and television, and retaliated by boycotting the orange juice that she promoted. Though the campaign ended successfully with a 69% majority vote to repeal the ordinance on June 7, 1977 (Dade County restored the ordinance in 1998), it permanently damaged her public image, and her contract with the Florida Citrus Commission was terminated three years later. This, as well as her later divorce from Bob Green, damaged her financially. Bryant never regained her former prominence and filed for bankruptcy twice. She lives in her home state of Oklahoma, runs the Oklahoma City-based Anita Bryant Ministries International, and works with a host of charities and non-profits.

Filmography

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

4

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980-01-04

Reel in the Closet

8

Reel in the Closet
2015-06-21

7.217

Milk
2008-11-05

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

6

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01

The Wonderful World of Tupperware

6.6

The Wonderful World of Tupperware
1959-01-01

Drugs Are Like That

2.727

Drugs Are Like That
1969-01-01

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

6.2

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024-06-07

Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

4

Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
1979-05-04

Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

7

Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
2009-01-01

7.1

Roger & Me
1989-09-01

Conventions: The Land Around Us

0

Conventions: The Land Around Us

Case History of a Sales Meeting

0

Case History of a Sales Meeting
1963-12-31

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

0

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026-06-06

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

The Bell Telephone Hour

8

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959-01-12

Kraft Music Hall

5.429

Kraft Music Hall
1958-10-08

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The George Gobel Show

7.75

The George Gobel Show
1954-10-02

7.4

The Seventies
2015-06-11

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

0

Miss America
1954-09-18