John E. Bryson (born July 24, 1943) was the 37th United States Secretary of Commerce. Prior to this, he served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison and as director of The Boeing Company.The Senate confirmed Bryson as Secretary of Commerce by a 74–26 vote on October 20, 2011. He was sworn in on October 21, 2011. Bryson took a leave of absence in June 2012 for medical tests due to seizures that were related to a hit and run. On June 21, 2012 Bryson resigned because, "the work that [Commerce employees] do to help America’s entrepreneurs and businesses build our economy and create jobs is more important now than ever and I have come to the conclusion that I need to step down to prevent distractions from this critical mission."
Yale Law School (1969), Stanford University (1965), Cleveland High School
Spouse
Louise Bryson
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Libra
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Fact
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He started out as a photographer at Life magazine, and later did freelance work for Look, Holiday, and other magazines. One of his best-known photos is of artist Salvador Dali wearing a crown made of sausages. He also photographed Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, Jason Robards Jr, John F. Kennedy, and Robert Kennedy.
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At the height of the Cold War, he made Nikita Khrushchev laugh when he offered to trade his expensive Nikon camera for a Soviet missile.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
War and Remembrance
1989
TV Mini-Series
Engineer McDermott
The Osterman Weekend
1983
Honeymoon Groom
Convoy
1978
Texas Governor
The Getaway
1972
The Accountant
Grand Prix
1966
David, photographer (uncredited)
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Year
Status
Character
T-20 Years and Counting
2003
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