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Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins, July 6, 1921) is the widow of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, and a former actress. She was born in New York City. After her parents separated, she grew up in Maryland, living with an aunt and uncle for some years. As Nancy Davis, she was an actress in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in films such as ''The Next Voice You Hear...'', ''Night Into Morning'', and ''Donovan's Brain''. In 1952, she married Ronald Reagan who was then president of the Screen Actors Guild. They had two children together. Reagan was the First Lady of California when her husband was Governor from 1967 to 1975 and she began to work with the Foster Grandparents Program. Nancy Reagan became First Lady of the United States in January 1981 following her husband's election. She was criticized early in his first term largely due to her decision to replace the White House china, despite its being paid for by private donations. She sought to restore a Kennedy-esque glamour to the White House following years of lax formality, and her interest in high-end fashion garnered much attention as well as criticism. She championed recreational drug prevention causes by founding the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign, which was considered her major initiative as First Lady. More controversy ensued when it was revealed in 1988 that she had consulted an astrologer to assist in planning the president's schedule after the attempted assassination of her husband in 1981. She had a strong influence on her husband and played a role in a few of his personnel and diplomatic decisions. The Reagans retired to their home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California in 1989. Nancy devoted most of her time to caring for her ailing husband, diagnosed in 1994 with Alzheimer's disease, until he died in 2004. Nancy Reagan has remained active within the Reagan Library and in politics, particularly in support of embryonic stem cell research. ==Early life and education== Anne Frances Robbins was born on July 6, 1921,〔〔When Nancy Davis signed with MGM, she gave her birth date as July 6, 1923, shaving two years off her age, a common practice in Hollywood (see Cannon, ''Governor Reagan'', p. 75). This caused subsequent confusion as some sources would continue to use the incorrect birth year.〕 at Sloane Hospital for Women in New York City.〔Some sources and websites erroneously list her as either being born in Flushing or being raised in Manhattan.〕 She was the only child of car salesman Kenneth Seymour Robbins (1894–1972)〔Reagan, Nancy (1989), p. 66〕 and his actress wife, Edith Luckett (1888–1987).〔(Edith Luckett ) at Internet Movie Database〕〔(Edith Luckett ) at Internet Broadway Database〕〔 Her godmother was silent-film-star Alla Nazimova.〔Wills (1987), p. 182〕 From birth, she was commonly called Nancy.〔 She lived her first two years in Flushing, Queens, in New York, in a two-story house on Roosevelt Avenue between 149th and 150th Streets. Her parents separated soon after her birth and were divorced in 1928.〔〔 After their separation, her mother traveled the country to pursue acting jobs and Nancy was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, for six years by her aunt Virginia Luckett (1883-1966) and uncle Audley Gailbraith (1877-1968). Nancy describes longing for her mother during those years: "My favorite times were when Mother had a job in New York, and Aunt Virgie would take me by train to stay with her."〔Reagan, Nancy (1989), p. 71〕 In 1929, her mother married Loyal Davis (1896–1982), a prominent, politically conservative neurosurgeon who moved the family to Chicago. Nancy and her stepfather got along very well; Nancy later wrote that he was "a man of great integrity who exemplified old-fashioned values."〔Reagan, Nancy (1989), p. 74〕 He formally adopted her in 1935,〔 and she would always refer to him as her father.〔 At the time of the adoption, her name was legally changed to Nancy Davis.〔Reagan, Nancy (1989), p. 67〕 She attended the Girls' Latin School of Chicago (describing herself as an average student), graduated in 1939, and later attended Smith College in Massachusetts, where she majored in English and drama and graduated in 1943.〔〔Reagan, Nancy (1989), p. 82〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nancy Reagan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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