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In the 1970s, Bryant was teamed up with the Disney Character "Orange Bird", with whom she appeared in several orange juice commercials. She also sang the Orange Bird Song and narrated the Orange Bird record album, with music written by the Sherman Brothers .
Feb 13, 2018 · “Anita Bryant was once known as an orange juice saleswoman,” the local Miami NBC affiliate reported. “Not anymore. With a religious fervor that has made her the nation’s most controversial woman overnight, she has been selling her Save Our Children group.”
- John Birdsall
Her efforts boosted sales of Florida orange juice substantially from 1968-1980, until her controversial political stands ended her involvement with the citrus industry. Her song, “Come to the Florida Sunshine Tree,” became the theme for Florida citrus.
Apr 13, 2022 · Her booking agent dropped her, the Florida Citrus Commission stopped running her orange juice ads and she filed for bankruptcy — twice. The anti-discrimination ordinance she helped repeal in ...
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- Jillian Eugenios
May 25, 2023 · Anita Bryant, singer, former Miss Oklahoma and the face of Florida orange juice on TV, began speaking out against a 1977 Dade County ordinance that outlawed discrimination in employment,...
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Mar 20, 2011 · In one famous commercial, she sang the orange juice jingle and then recited the slogan, “A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine.” Bryant used her national prominence to take a stand against what many said was a decline in moral values.
