Posted on 01/10/2025 4:07:19 PM PST by ReformationFan
Grammy-nominated singer Anita Bryant, who gained attention for her opposition to gay rights in the U.S., died from cancer at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, on Dec. 16, The New York Times reported. She was 84.
"May Anita's memory and her faith in eternal life through Christ comfort all who embraced her," her family wrote in an obituary that appeared in The Oklahoman.
Bryant, born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, began performing at six by making appearances on local TV and radio. By the time she was 12, she had her own show, "The Anita Bryant Show," on WKY, the Independent noted.
Bryant won the Miss Oklahoma title at 18 and became the second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America competition. That same year, she also released her debut album, "Anita Bryant."
In 1959, Bryant dominated the Billboard Hot 100 with tracks like "Till There Was You" from The Music Man, along with hits such as "In My Little Corner of the World" and "Paper Roses."
She performed at Republican and Democratic national conventions and was invited to sing at the White House during Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency. Johnson was so impressed by her performance of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" at the 1971 Super Bowl halftime show that he requested she sing it at his funeral.
In 1969, Bryant was appointed as the spokesperson of Florida Citrus, coining the phrase: "Breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine."
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Boy if we could only go back
If only more had stood tall in the face of the progressive social justice juggernaut.
I remember when the nation turned against her for calling out the homosexuals as perverts.
I thought at the time, surely there are enough decent Americans to fight back against these corporate bastards that want to normalize sodomy?
Apparently not. Most people don't care about the f@gs, even though they've killed millions with their disease spreading, and damaged millions with their child molesting.
She fought. I admired her for it.
Wasnt she the face of Florida orange juice years ago?
If anybody has a link to that, I would like to see one of those commercials.
RIP.
I remember her very well. Then when she managed to stop the homosexual movement in Florida the news media turned on her like a junk yard dog.
Condolences to family and friends of Anita Bryant. RIP
So I guess it’s a day without sunshine.
RIP Anita. As Jesus promised great will be your reward.
Anita Bryant was one of the first victims of cancel culture. For standing up to the gays, her career was utterly and completely destroyed.
Yes, but because of her anti-homosexual activism, the corporate sponsors fired her.
The nation should have hurt them back for that.
Found one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ld8DQkC6po
I wonder how many people think we have a happier society with all this sexual license than before.
I appreciated her and she was a good woman, from what I know.
May we all meet her in Heaven.
May her Memory be Eternal!
Wasn’t Rush a spokesman for Florida OJ for a while too?
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