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(Dorothy E. / W. Quackenbush)
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| 22 June 15 |
is born in Portland, Oregon, to Guy G. and Ethel E. Quackenbush, nee Shields
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| 20 |
the Quackenbushes reside in Salem, Oregon
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| 38 |
wins fame as a hostess model for TWA when crowned “Miss American Aviation” in Birmingham, Alabama
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| 39 |
is chosen as one of the ten most beautiful models in the country by photographers in New York
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| c. 39 |
is guest of honor at the “Miss America” pageant in Atlantic City
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| June 39 |
is signed to a Hollywood contract
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| January 40 |
is hailed the “Most Kissed Girl in Hollywood“
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| June 40 |
columnist Louella Parsons reveals: “Wanda McKay is dividing her time between Marshall Duffield and John Howard...”
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| March 41 |
columnist John Truesdell reports: “Hedy Lamarr and Wanda McKay, the Paramount starlet, are drawing straws for John Howard...”
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| June 41 |
shows a lot of interest in John Howard
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marries Ben Roscoe
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| November 41 |
columnist Jimmy Fiedler knows: “The Ben Roscoes (Wanda McKay) are on Sgt. Stork’s list...”
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| 10 December 41 |
her son, Richard Wallace, is born in Los Angeles
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divorces Roscoe
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| May 57 |
is noted at the Gourmet Beverly with Paul Ellis, ex-admirer of Joy Windsor
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| August 65 |
becomes a grandmother for a second time
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| January 77 |
is reported traveling with her boyfriend, songwriter-actor Hoagy Carmichael
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| 20 May 77 |
marries Howard W., “Hoagy,” Carmichael in Palm Springs, California. He’s 77; she’s 61. The press gives her age as 52.
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| 27 December 81 |
becomes the widow of Carmichael, who dies at age 82 of heart ailment at the Eisenhower Memorial Center in Rancho Mirage, California
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| 11 April 69 |
as Dorothy McKay Carmichael, she dies at age 80 in Rancho Mirage, California, of cancer
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is interred at the Garden of Honor, Columbarium of Courage, niche G1228, Forest Lawn Memorial Park , Glendale, California
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Sources:
The Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Syracuse Herald-Journal, Oakland Tribune, Nevada State Journal, The Vidette-Messenger, The Times Recorder, The Daily Courier, The News, www.Ancestry.com, www.Findagrave.com |
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