| 14 December 19 |
is born in Wabash, Indiana
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| c. 37 |
attends Indiana University for one year and is chosen Freshman Princess
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moves to Chicago and does commercial photography and models at the Charles A. Stevens Department Store
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| January 41 |
moves to Los Angeles. Models at Bullock’s on Wilshire Boulevard.
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| 42 |
signs a contract with RKO
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is asked by the US government to be the official Army poster girl. She poses for George Hurrell for the first three posters, which carry the following message below her photo: "Please get there and back. Be careful what you say or write." Eleanor Roosevelt tries to stop any further posters; she thinks they will make the soldiers too homesick. However, the soldiers request more posters and want to know who the pretty girl is. As a result, nine more posters are ordered. This time, the message, on the right side of the poster and in the form of a letter, asks the GIs to buy war bonds and save their money for their dream homes, etc.
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| June 45 |
gives up her RKO contract. Spends 2-1/2 months visiting the GIs in France, England, Belgium, and Germany, which she visits twice.
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| July 45 |
marries Jerry Johnson
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has one son. Her three grandchildren are Derek, Ian, and Dana.
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| July 01 |
celebrates 56 years of marriage
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Margie Stewart
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