Lillian Gordy Carter former president was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, at the age of 90. In 2010, he had a severe stomach ache which was mistaken as that disease. He has been a fund-raiser and booster for research into a cure for the disease. In 2001, a major nursing center was dedicated in her honor in Plains by Jimmy Carter in recognition of her first years of service to the community as a nurse. In 2011 she was inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement. Lillian Gordy Carter Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter (August 15, 1898 – October 30, 1983) was the mother
Lillian Roth knowledge. In her autobiography, she described being molested by the man who painted her as a statue. The following year, she made her Broadway debut in "The Inner Man". Her motion-picture debut came in 1918 in "Pershing's Crusaders" as an extra. Together with her sister Ann, she toured as "Lillian Roth and Co." At times, the two were billed as "The Roth Kids". One of the most exciting moments for her came when she met U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. According to her autobiography, the president took Lillian and her sister for a ride around the block in his chauffeur-driven car,