Dancer

Mary Babnik Brown

Labourer and dancer (1907-1991)

Born 1907 · PuebloDied 1991United States
Mary Babnik Brown
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Mary Babnik Brown was an American dancer, born in 1907 in Pueblo, who died in 1991.

Biography

Mary Babnik Brown (November 22, 1907 – April 14, 1991) was an American woman who became known for donating her hair to the United States military during World War II. Thirty-four inches (86 cm) long, her blonde hair had never been chemically treated or heated with curling irons.

Brown declined compensation for her donation, believing what she had done was her patriotic duty. President Ronald Reagan wrote to her on her 80th birthday in 1987 to thank her, and in 1990, she received a special achievement award from the Colorado Aviation Historical Society during a ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

From the Wikipedia article “Mary Babnik Brown”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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