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Anne Morrow Lindbergh

aviator and author

Born: Died: American

Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906 – February 7, 2001) was an American writer and aviator. She was the wife of decorated pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh, with whom she made many exploratory flights.

Raised in Englewood, New Jersey, and later New York City, Anne Morrow graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1928. She married Charles in 1929, and in 1930 became the first woman to receive a U.S. glider pilot license. Throughout the early 1930s, she served as radio operator and copilot to Charles on multiple exploratory flights and aerial surveys. Following the 1932 kidnapping and murder of their first-born infant child, Anne and Charles moved to Europe in 1935 to escape the American press and hysteria surrounding the case, where their views shifted during the preliminary time of World War II towards an alleged sympathy for Nazi Germany and a concern for the United States' ability to compete with Germany in the war with their opposing air power. When they returned to America in 1939, the couple supported the isolationist America First Committee before ultimately expressing public support for the U.S.

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American aviator and author

Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Historical Timeline

  1. Aviator Charles Lindbergh (27) weds author Anne Morrow (22) in Englewood, New Jersey

    Aviator Charles Lindbergh (27) weds author Anne Morrow (22) in Englewood, New Jersey

  2. Anne Morrow Lindbergh dies

    Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American aviator and author, known for american aviator and author, died on 2001-02-07.

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When was Anne Morrow Lindbergh born?
Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born on 1906-02-07 (American).
What is Anne Morrow Lindbergh known for?
American aviator and author
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh was involved in 2 recorded historical events, including Aviator Charles Lindbergh (27) weds author Anne Morrow (22) in Englewood, New Jersey, Anne Morrow Lindbergh dies.
When did Anne Morrow Lindbergh die?
Anne Morrow Lindbergh died on 2001-01-01.

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