American aviator and air race-show promoter from the 1940s
Penny Thompson
Thompson in civil air patrol uniform, 1944
Born
October 17, 1917
Sylvania, Georgia
Died
September 22, 1975(1975-09-22) (aged 57)
Miami, Florida
Monuments
[Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park] ([Miami-Dade County], Florida)
Nationality
American
Known for
American aviator; promoter of women's intercontinental air race-shows; publisher-editor for Southeast Aviation News; founder of Miami-Dade Mother's of Twins Club and Twins Easter Parade
Awards
Florida Aviation Hall of Fame; Bertram Trophy Race 1946; Florida Women’s Hall of Fame
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Gladys "Penny" Thompson (October 17, 1917 – September 22, 1975) was an American aviator and women's intercontinental air race-air show promoter and aviation publisher-editor during the 1940s and early 1950s. In 1953, she married Miami Herald humor columnist Larry Thompson, and for 20 years until his death, she was featured often in his daily column, "Life With Larry Thompson" and in three books he authored. She founded the Miami-Dade Mother's of Twins Club and the Twins Easter Parade.
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