Rosalind Wiener Wyman
Rosalind Wiener Wyman | |
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Edmund D. Edelman | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rosalind Wiener October 4, 1930 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | October 26, 2022 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 92)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Eugene L. Wyman
(m. 1954; died 1973) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Southern California (BS) |
Rosalind Wiener Wyman (October 4, 1930 – October 26, 2022) was an American politician,
She also served on the UNESCO Commission[8][5] and sat on executive boards ranging from the National Endowment for the Arts to the Los Angeles County Arts Commission[2] to the American Friends of the Hebrew University Board; she also acted as chairperson for a variety of entities, including the Community Relations Committee of the Los Angeles Jewish Community Council[7] and the National Congressional Committee Dinner.[9] She was known for having been a vigorous proponent of multi-faith religious tolerance efforts.[10]
Biography
Rosalind Wiener was born October 4, 1930, in Los Angeles to Oscar and Sarah (née Selten) Wiener. Her father was a Russian immigrant who came to the country as a stowaway; after arriving, he put himself through pharmacy school.
Wiener Wyman consistently ran for office in grade school, earning a position while at Los Angeles High School.[11] One of her early political inspirations was Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas, and while still in high school, she chose to do a report on her.[11] Rosalind graduated in 1948, subsequently attending the University of Southern California. During this time, she was able to seek out Gahagan Douglas and volunteer on her Senate campaign.[14] She graduated from USC in 1952[15] with a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration.[7][5][3] After college, she gained employment as a recreation director and made plans to go to law school but before that could happen, she deferred enrollment to campaign for Adlai Stevenson,[3] and was subsequently elected[16] to the City Council in 1953.[7][17][18][19]
Wiener Wyman married attorney Eugene Wyman in 1954, and they had three children: Betty Lynn, Robert, and Brad. The family were
Wiener Wyman died on the evening of October 26, 2022, at her home in Bel Air. She was 92 years old.[22]
City Council
Elections
In 1953, Rosalind Wiener campaigned in the
She was reelected in the primaries in 1957 and 1961. She was soundly beaten, though, by
Another said it was "a bitter battle with Mayor Sam Yorty" that "brought about her defeat."[24] She had become a vocal critic of Yorty, to the extent that a columnist wrote, 'their vendetta has replaced the La Brea Tar Pits as one of our major tourist attractions.' "[19]
1975 Los Angeles City Council election
In 1975, after she was widowed, she campaigned to win back her old seat, "but the race turned ugly when Wyman was attacked [...] as an out-of-touch imperialist, more impressed with her national endorsements than with local issues." Wyman finished third, after Fran Savitch (Mayor Bradley's choice) and Zev Yaroslavsky, the eventual winner.[19]
City Council highlights
The first resolution Wyman introduced in the council a week after she was seated in 1953 called on the
During her tenure, Wyman worked to ban horror comics from public sale in drugstores and "other places frequented by children".[27] She also urged the abolition of commissions with any authority over departments and installing "appeal and advisory boards" in their place.[28]
Wyman was chosen "Woman of the Year" for 1958 by the Los Angeles Times.[20] By the end of her third term, Wyman had emerged as enough of a leader on the council that she was elected president pro tem.[19]
Post-council
Wyman remained attached to the
In 1973, Wyman served as Chairperson of the National Congressional Committee Dinner.
In 1988 and 1989, Wyman served as chair of the benefit Singers Salute the Songwriters, with funds going to the Betty Clooney Foundation for Brain Injuries.[29] In January 2015, she was appointed to serve on the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.[2]
As of 2019, Wyman was California's oldest Democratic National Convention delegate.[4]
Awards, honors and profiles
- Roz Wyman Collectors' Bobblehead (2019)[30]
- USC Alumna profile, (Spring 2018) [15]
- 89.3 KPCC profile, (March 2018) [1]
- 90.9 WBUR profile, (April 11, 2015)[31]
- May 8 declared Roz Wyman Day by Dodgers organization, (2013–present)[6]
- First-ever recipient of Los Angeles Magazine's Game Changer Hall of Fame Award[32]
- Little League field in Cheviot Hills as Roz Wyman Diamond, (July 22, 2003)[33]
- Honored with Dianne Feinstein speech before the United States Senate, (July 8, 2003)[7]
- Los Angeles Times profile, (August 13, 2000)[34]
- USC Alumni Award, (1964)[15]
- "Mr. And Mrs. American Citizen for the Year 1964," bestowed by Los Angeles California Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown[35]
- Los Angeles Times "Woman of the Year" (1958)[20]
In media
- Wyman appears in DODGERS STORIES: 6 DECADES IN L.A., a 2019 six-part Dodgers documentary.[30]
- Wyman appears in a Beverly Hills View interview, discussing her political career.[36]
References
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- ^ a b c "If you love Dodger baseball in LA, you have this woman to thank". Southern California Public Radio. March 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Longtime L.A. political figure Roz Wyman named to county arts panel". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Walter O'Malley : Features : Wyman's Historic Efforts Bring Dodgers to Los Angeles : Page 1". www.walteromalley.com.
- ^ a b c d "An Emotional Moment for Roz Wyman, California's Oldest DNC Delegate". KQED. July 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Rosalind Wiener Wyman – Brought the Dodgers to Los Angeles". www.laalmanac.com.
- ^ a b https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/video/roz-wyman-day-tribute/c-26933767?tid=7988684 [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rosalind Wiener Wyman". Jewish Women's Archive.
- ^ "Activities and Procedures of UNESCO.: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Eighty-eighth Congress, First Session. March 4, 1963". U.S. Government Printing Office. November 28, 1963 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/rohoia/ucb/text/girlthreeterms00wymarich.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ISBN 9781557536235– via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f Meares, Hadley (November 27, 2019). "The Strong Women Who Shaped Roz Wyman, an L.A. Legend". KCET.
- ^ "Koreatown". Mapping L.A.
- ^ "McGee: Rosalind Wyman and the Dodgers' move to L.A. | Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Meyer, Richard E. (July 1, 2010). "The Political Insider Los Angeles Magazine".
- ^ a b c Wright, Bekah (February 23, 2018). "Meet Rosalind Wyman, the USC alumna who brought the Dodgers to LA". USC News.
- ^ https://vimeo.com/121512989
- ^ "Vital Records", Los Angeles Times, August 2, 1972, page C4.
- ^ "Poulson Outruns Bowron, 32,885", Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1953, page 1.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dave Lesher, "The Unsinkable Roz Wyman,", Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2000, page 12.
- ^ a b c Cordell Hicks, "Woman of the Year", Los Angeles Times, January 18, 1959.
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- ^ Nelson, Valerie J.; Reich, Kenneth (October 27, 2022). "Roz Wyman, city's youngest council member who helped bring Dodgers to L.A., dies at 92". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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- ^ Richard West, "Wyman, Key Democratic Leader, Dies," Los Angeles Times, January 20, 1973, page 20.
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- ^ "A Tuneful April Date for Singers' Benefit Salute to Songwriters". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 1989.
- ^ a b "LA's Baseball History Celebrated with New Documentary DODGERS STORIES: 6 DECADES IN LA Premiering on PBS SoCal and KCET Thanksgiving Night". November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "The Woman Who Lured the Dodgers to L.A." WBUR.
- ^ Roderick, Kevin (September 12, 2013). "Los Angeles Magazine fetes Roz Wyman". LA Observed.
- ^ "Wyman Gets Her Diamond". Los Angeles Times. July 22, 2003.
- ^ "The Unsinkable Roz Wyman". Los Angeles Times. August 13, 2000.
- ^ "Councilwoman Rosalind Wyman and husband receive honors". Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection.
- ^ "Beverly Hills View | Rosalind Wyman". March 6, 2015.
External links
- Photograph of Rosalind Wyman in the Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2011