Edith Luckett
Edith Prescott Luckett Davis (July 16, 1888 – October 26, 1987) was a film and Broadway theatre, Broadway stage actress in the 1900s through the 1920s. She was the mother of Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, and mother-in-law of US president Ronald Reagan. Early life Edith Prescott Luckett, nicknamed "Lucky", was born in Petersburg, Virginia, the ninth and last child of Sarah Frances (née Whitlock) and Charles Edward Luckett. She grew up in Washington, D.C., as her father worked for the Adams Express Company. She was known for her vivacious and outgoing personality and style. Acting career Davis began acting on the stage, in Baltimore, at the age of 13. At 18 she moved to New York City. She appeared in several films, including ''The Other Girl'' (1915). She acted on stage, most notably on Broadway, but also with several regional stock companies. She performed and became friends with such stars as Walter Huston, George M. Cohan and Spencer ...
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Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights) with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. The city is south of the commonwealth (state) capital city of Richmond. It is located at the fall line (the head of navigation of rivers on the U.S. East Coast) of the Appomattox River (a tributary of the longer larger James River which flows east to meet the southern mouth of the Chesapeake Bay at the Hampton Roads harbor and the Atlantic Ocean). In 1645, the Virginia House of Burgesses ordered Fort Henry built, which attracted both traders and settlers to the area. The Town of Petersburg, chartered by the Virginia legislature in 1784, incorporated three early settlements, and in 1850 the legislature elevated it to city status. Petersburg grew as a transportation hub and also developed industry ...
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