| LC control no. | n 79016341 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Myerson, Bess |
| Birth date | 19240716 |
| Death date | 20141214 |
| Place of birth | Bronx (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Santa Monica (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Miss America Pageant |
| Profession or occupation | Beauty contestants Actors |
| Found in | Her The complete consumer ... c1979: t.p. (Bess Myerson) text (consultant in consumer affairs; freelance writer) Literature Resource Center, viewed January 9, 2015 (Bess Myerson; American Government official (1924-2014); Born July 16, 1924, in New York City; Education: Hunter College (now of the City University of New York), B.A., 1945; additional study in music at Juilliard School and Columbia University; Miss America, 1945; New York Philharmonic, guest soloist, 1946; panelist on "I've Got A Secret," 1958-68; New York City, commissioner of consumer affairs, 1969-73; Citibank Corp., New York City, consumer affairs adviser during the 1970's, Bristol-Myers, Inc., New York City, consumer consultant during the 1970's; Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Inc., columnist, 1974-.) New York times (online), viewed January 9, 2015 (in obituary published January 5: Bess Myerson, New Yorker of Beauty, Wit, Service and Scandal, Dies at 90; Bess Myerson, a New York favorite daughter who basked in the public eye for decades - as Miss America in 1945, as a television personality, as a force in public affairs and finally as a player in a shattering municipal scandal - died on Dec. 14 at her home in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 90. Ms. Myersons case as the first (and, so far, only) Jewish Miss America. In 1977, she campaigned for Representative Edward I. Koch in his successful race for mayor. Bess Myerson was born in the Bronx on July 16, 1924.) |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
