Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Gahagan Douglas's acting career...

artist, is the father of actress Illeana Douglas. In 1931, Douglas married actress-turned-politician Helen Gahagan. They traveled to Europe that same year...

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Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign. Douglas and Nixon each...

during future president Richard Nixon's 1950 Senate campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas: "She's pink right down to her underwear!" – a play on the fact...

was impractical. Downey's political views made him vulnerable. Helen Gahagan Douglas challenged him in a primary. In 1950 Downey dropped out of the race...

(and Rose's bookstore as well). Future California congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas, famous for being defeated by Richard Nixon in a notably dirty 1950...

members voted in favor, two were against, and two were not present. Helen Gahagan Douglas, actress and US congresswoman Milton Friedman, economist, former...

refusal to campaign for him, Nixon defeated Democratic nominee Helen Gahagan Douglas by a decisive margin. After his election as governor, Warren emerged...

Retrieved February 18, 2013. Asbury, Edith Evans (June 29, 1980). "HELEN GAHAGAN DOUGLAS DIES AT 79; ACTRESS LOST TO NIXON IN SENATE RACE". New York Times...

pacificaradioarchives.org. Retrieved December 18, 2024. "Life Story: Helen Gahagan Douglas". Women & the American Story. "Inside John F. Kennedy and Frank...

California In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955 Preceded by Helen Gahagan Douglas Succeeded by James Roosevelt Constituency 14th district (1951–53)...

York City mayor Francis Edwin Dorn, former U.S. representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, actress and former U.S. representative Patrick Gaspard, diplomat...

Richard Nixon was elected to the Senate, defeating Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas. With the six-year term secured, Nixon campaign officials discussed...

Pepper and a similar Democratic primary between Manchester Boddy and Helen Gahagan Douglas. Race also played a role in the election. Labor unions began a voter...

author, statesman, and reformer Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900–1980), American actress and politician Hezekiah Ford Douglas (1831–1865), American abolitionist...

United States Senate election in California, Democratic nominee Helen Gahagan Douglas, who was close to Johnson, also employed one in her unsuccessful...

(d. 1989) 1900 – Rudolf Höss, German SS officer (d. 1947) 1900 – Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (d. 1980) 1901 – Arthur Liebehenschel...

Governor of Tennessee but was defeated in the general election. Helen Gahagan Douglas served in the House of Representatives from 1945 to 1951. "Murphy...

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campaign against Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas. Chotiner used a similar strategy in that campaign, stressing Douglas' liberal voting record and printing...

California, 1950 Democratic Primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Helen Gahagan Douglas 734,842 47 Democratic Manchester Boddy 379,077 24.2 Democratic Richard...

Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Retired. 1933–1953 Los Angeles Helen Gahagan Douglas (Los Angeles) Democratic January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951 79th...

Senate campaign. The night before Nixon's victory over Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas, the candidate – a great football fan – spent the evening at Washington's...

Chotiner produced the infamous "pink sheet", which implied that Helen Gahagan Douglas had Communist sympathies, Hancock refused to distribute it in Northern...

supported Harry S. Truman in the 1948 presidential election, and Helen Gahagan Douglas for the U.S. Senate in 1950. It was Reagan's belief that communism...

27th (1977–1983), 38th (1985–1993), and 46th (1993–1997) districts Helen Gahagan Douglas Actress in Broadway theatre and film Democratic Member of the U...

Warren Beatty came out, too, and did a lot of fundraising for me. Helen Gahagan Douglas, a former California Congresswoman who was the first victim of Nixon's...

primary battle with Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, announced his retirement in March 1950. Nixon and Douglas won the primary elections and engaged...

(b. 1899) José Iturbi, Spanish conductor and musician (b. 1895) Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (b. 1900) June 29 Filipp Agaltsov...