- Marjorie Husted
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Marjorie Husted Born Marjorie Child
April 2, 1892
Minneapolis, MinnesotaDied December 23, 1986 (aged 94)
Minneapolis, MinnesotaOccupation Home economist
Co-developer of brand character Betty CrockerMarjorie Child Husted (April 2, 1892 – December 23, 1986)[1] was a home economist who helped develop the brand character Betty Crocker.
Born in Minneapolis, [2] Marjorie Child, she was a graduate of the University of Minnesota and an initiated member of Alpha Delta Pi.
In 1924, the daytime radio broadcast Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air debuted. For two decades, Crocker was voiced and scripted by Marjorie Husted. This program ran through 1953.
References
- ^ "Marjorie Husted". Social Security Death Index. New England Historic Genealogical Society. http://www.americanancestors.org/PageDetail.aspx?recordId=63835349. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ "Marjorie Child". Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905. Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=0&indiv=try&db=mnstatecen&h=281690. Retrieved May 31, 2011. "Name: Marjorie Child; Census Date: 16 Jun 1905; County: Hennepin; Locality: Minneapolis Ward 4; Birth Location: Minnesota; Gender: Female; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892; Race: White; Father's Birth Location: Maine; Mother's Birth Location: Maine; Roll: MNSC_122"(subscription required)
Categories:- 1892 births
- 1986 deaths
- American radio actors
- Household behavior and family economics
- People from Minneapolis, Minnesota
- University of Minnesota alumni
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