Dixy Lee Ray
Known for
Acting
Born
September 3, 1914
Birthplace
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died
January 2, 1994 (aged 79)
Biography
Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) was an American academic, scientist, and politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female governor and was in office during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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Best known work
Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster
2020Filmography
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Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disasteras Self (archive footage)