Notorious anti-gay activist Anita Bryant dies aged 84

Anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant, who famously had a pie thrown in her face by an activist, has died at the age 84.

In an announcement on Thursday (9 January), Bryant’s family revealed she died at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, on 16 December.

“May Anita’s memory and her faith in eternal life through Christ comfort all who embraced her,” the family said. She is survived by four children, two stepdaughters and seven grandchildren.

Born on 25 March 1940 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, Bryant began singing as a young child and was crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and was a runner-up in the Miss America pageant the following year.

Her singing career took off in the 60s and she had chart success with “Paper Roses” and “My Little Corner of the World”, often joined by

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