Marjorie Husted | |
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Born |
Marjorie Child April 2, 1892 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Died | December 23, 1986 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
(aged 94)
Occupation | Home economist Co-developer of brand character Betty Crocker |
Marjorie Child Husted (April 2, 1892 – December 23, 1986) was a home economist who helped develop the brand character Betty Crocker.
Born in Minneapolis, she was a graduate of the University of Minnesota and an initiated member of Kappa Alpha Theta.
In 1924, the daytime radio broadcast Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air debuted. For two decades, Crocker was voiced and scripted by Agnes White. This program ran through 1953.