Lenore Romney

Lenore LaFount Romney (born Lenore LaFount, November 9, 1908 – July 7, 1998) was an American politician and actress. She was the wife of businessman and politician George Romney and the First Lady of Michigan from 1963 to 1969.

Lenore Romney
Born	Lenore LaFount (1908-11-09)November 9, 1908 Logan, Utah, U.S.
Died	July 7, 1998(1998-07-07) (aged 89) Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Cause of death	Stroke
Resting place	Fairview Cemetery in Brighton, Michigan
Nationality	American
Alma mater	George Washington University (AB)
Occupation	Actress, Homemaker, civic worker
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	George Romney (m. 1931–1995)
Children	Lynn Kennan (b. 1935) Jane Romney (b. 1938) G. Scott Romney (b. 1941) Mitt Romney (b. 1947)
Parent(s)	Harold Arundel LaFount (1880–1952) Alma Luella Robison (1882–1938)

She was the Republican Party nominee for the U.S. Senate elections in 1970 from Michigan. Her youngest son, Mitt Romney, is the former Governor of Massachusetts and the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.

Early life

Lenore LaFount was born in Logan, Utah, and raised in Salt Lake City. She went to Latter-day Saints High School. While there, she developed an interest in drama and met George Romney.

She attended the University of Utah and George Washington University, graduating from the latter in 1929. She studied acting at the American Laboratory Theatre in New York, then went to Hollywood where she became a bit player.

Career

She acted in some movies with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Turning down a contract offer with them, she married George Romney in 1931. The couple had four children together. She was a stay-at-home mother, eventually living in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, while he became a success in business and politics. She ran for the United States senate, but lost the election.

Death

Romney died on July 7, 1998 in Royal Oak, Michigan from a stroke, aged 89. She was buried next to her husband at the Fairview Cemetery in Brighton, Michigan.

Lenore Romney Media

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  Lenore with her husband George (far left) and West Germany's Gerhard Stoltenberg (center) in 1967

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  Lenore Romney with George Romney and Richard Nixon, January 22, 1969

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  George and Lenore Romney in the Cabinet Room at the White House in July 1969, along with son Mitt and daughter-in-law Ann Romney

Other websites

• "Lenore", the half-hour film from the 1970 U.S. Senate campaign Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Finding Aid for Lenore LaFount Romney Papers, 1960–1974 at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan