Maureen Reagan
| Maureen Reagan | |
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Maureen Reagan with Robert Urich (left) and Jack Hogan in publicity photo for the television series The Specialists, 1974
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| Born |
Maureen Elizabeth Reagan January 4, 1941 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | August 8, 2001 (aged 60) Granite Bay, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Melanoma |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
John Filippone (m. 1961; div. 1962) David Sills (m. 1964; div. 1967) Dennis C. Revell (m. 1981–2001) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) |
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) Jane Wyman (1917–2007) |
| Relatives |
Michael Reagan (adopted brother) Patti Davis (half-sister) Ron Reagan (half-brother) |
Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (January 4, 1941 – August 8, 2001) was the first child of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman. Her brother was Michael Reagan and notable siblings were Patti Davis and Ron Reagan, from her father's second marriage to Nancy Davis.
Reagan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Marymount Secondary School, Tarrytown, NY in 1958 and briefly attended Marymount University. Her parents also had another daughter, Christine, who died shortly after birth.
Reagan pursued a career in acting in her youth, appearing in films such as Kissin' Cousins (1964) with Elvis Presley.
Reagan spoke on behalf of Republican candidates throughout the country, including twenty appearances alone in 1967 for an unsuccessful Mississippi gubernatorial nominee, Rubel Phillips, a former segregationist who ran that year on a platform of racial moderation.
Reagan was the first daughter of a president to run for political office, but both of her attempts at election ended in defeat. She ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from California in 1982 – Pete Wilson was the eventual winner – and in 1992 for California's 36th congressional district.
Although they maintained a united front, Maureen Reagan differed from her father on several key issues. Although reared Roman Catholic following her mother's conversion, she was pro-choice on abortion. She also held the belief that Oliver North should have been court-martialed.
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