Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940) is an American singer, former Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, former spokeswoman (brand ambassador) for the Florida Citrus Commission (marketing orange juice), and outspoken opponent of LGBT rights. She scored four Top 40 hits in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Paper Roses", which reached #5. She later became known for her strong opposition to homosexuality and for her 1977 "Save Our Children" campaign to repeal a local ordinance in Dade County, Florida, that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, an involvement that significantly affected her popularity and career in show business.
Robert Green Jr., Billy Green, Barbara Green, Gloria Green
Parents
Lenora A. Berry, Warren Bryant
Albums
In a Velvet Mood, Christmas with Anita Bryant
Star Sign
Aries
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Quote
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If gays are granted rights, next we'll have to give rights to prostitutes and to people who sleep with St. Bernards and to nail biters.
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Had I gone my own way and not gotten to know God or accepted Him as a part of my life, I think that I would have been a very belligerent individual, full of hate and bitterness.
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(After being pied in the face by gay protesters during a press conference) At least it's a fruit pie!
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I love homosexuals. It's the sin of homosexuality I hate.
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Fact
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Inducted into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in 1988.
Her 1959 hit record of "Till Ther Was You" (Pop #30) ,was the first successful recording of a Pop standard from the 1957 Broadway show "The Music Man'. The Beatles would later include this song in their act. Other hits include "Paper Roses" and " In My Little Corner Of The World" , both were Top 10 hits in 1960.
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Singer, entertainer and right-wing activist.
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Former Miss Oklahoma, Miss America runner-up 1958
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Born at 3:10pm-CST
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dancing with the Stars
2005
TV Series 1 episode
Roger & Me
1989
Documentary performer: "Joy to the World", "Put Your Hand in the Hand"
$250,000
