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Edith and Nancy:
Nancy Davis Reagan was born Anne Francis Robbins on July 6, 1921. Her mother, Edith Luckett Robbins, gave her the nickname "Nancy." Her parents separated when she was an infant, and Edith Luckett pursued her career as an actress to support herself and her daughter.
In 1929, Edith married surgeon Loyal Davis of Chicago, moved there with her daughter, and Nancy's family was at last complete. Nancy and her mother remained very close until Edith's death in October 1987 in Arizona. |