Does anyone remember?

Question

Anita Bryant? Is she still living or working? I watched an old Lawrence Welk show several nights ago and she was on it. Beautiful voice. Where is she now?

Thanks PeeMee. I do remember the whole 'gay' flap now. I don't know if its karma or what but I've noticed that often the most bigoted person will have someone close who turns out to be gay. Interesting, isn't it?

Answer 1

Anita Bryant was a singer, beauty queen, and celebrity spokesperson who became best known for her work in favor of bigotry against gays and lesbians.
Through the 1980s and '90s Bryant continued to proclaim her Christianity, but had little to say about politics. She opened her own Anita Bryant Theater in Branson, Missouri, but ticket sales were weak, and Bryant relocated her stage show to an Arkansas tourist town, where she declared bankruptcy. She then opened the Anita Bryant Music Mansion in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, where the auditorium was rarely more than ¼ full. In all three states employees and bills were left unpaid when the Bryant operation went out of business. According to newspaper accounts, her unpaid taxes totaled $116,000 in Missouri, $172,000 in Arkansas, and about $490,000 in Tennessee.

she is still alive, but very low key publicly,specially now her eldest son has come out gay !!

Yes Witch Hazel, I remember it extremely well,it was so nasty.

Answer 2

Yes, I do indeed remember Anita & what a beautiful voice she had. I seem to recall some controversy, some years ago, about something she said but can't recall what it was but it cause a big bruhaha. As a young girl, I watched Lawrence Welk with my parents. I loved watching the Lennon Sisters perform, as well as one of the original Mouseketeers, Bobby Burgess. He sure could dance.

Answer 3

Anita Bryant, the Miss America runner-up turned orange juice tout turned anti-gay campaigner?

Answer 4

She is a former Miss America (whoopie!) and earned mucho bucks touting Florida Orange Growers Association. She came out as anti-Gay big time, the gays stopped drinking Florida Orange juice, no screw-drivers in bars, nothing! She ended up being fired from her job, her husband left her for another man!!!!! and one of her sons is gay...I find this all very funny! Judge not lest ye be judged...or something to that effect! Goldwing

Answer 5

Asides from the whole gay thing, I seem to remember her doing commericals for some type of orange juice. Was it Tropicana or Minute Maid???

Answer 6

I always ignore anyone who goes on crusades against others who've done nothing to deserve it.

Anita Bryant went on a not-very-pretty crusade against gays, and I ceased to care about her after that. She had a God-given talent and used it as a public forum to attack someone.

Answer 7

I remember her, unfortunately. No idea if she is still living, and don't care. As a professed Christian, she did NOT do what Jesus would have done. I wonder if any of her kids or grand kids are gay?

Answer 8

I always thought she was cute and had a really good voice.

Her outrageous statements and stance on gay and lesbians simply turned me off. Who knew she was such a moral compass.....

I don't know where she is, nor have I ever cared.

Answer 9

Oh heavens, I do remember her, she was from Florida and very controversial on certain subjects/

Answer 10

I remember her but not a big fan and never was.