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Olivia Dudley Bucknam

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Olivia D. Dudley Bucknam (November 16, 1874 - November 15, 1966) was president of the Opera Reading Club, Hollywood.

Early life

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Olivia D. Dudley was born in Bryant Pond, Maine, on November 16, 1874, the daughter of Ansel Dudley and Josephine E. Childs. [1]

Career

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She was active in musical affairs of the community. She was first vice-president of the California Federation of Music Clubs and Cadman Creative Club. She was president and honorary president of the Opera Reading Club, Hollywood. She was a member of the executive board of the Woman's Committee of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Woman's Committee of the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association and the Summer Concert Committee of the Hollywood Bowl Association. [1]

She was a member of the Woman's Club, Hollywood, Wa Wan Club, Hollywood chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, Gables Beach Club. [1]

Personal life

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She moved to Hollywood, California, in 1914. [1]

On February 10, 1903, she married Dr. Ralph Waldo Emerson Bucknam, a practicing physician in Hollywood since 1914. He was born in Lewiston, Maine, and obtained his education in Bowdoin Medical College and Harvard Medical School. [2]

She died on November 15, 1966, in Los Angeles, California. [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 29. Retrieved 8 August 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "01 Feb 1960, Mon • Page 19". The Los Angeles Times: 19. 1960. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ "08 Nov 1966, Tue • Page 52". The Los Angeles Times: 52. 1966. Retrieved 8 September 2017.