Lillian Gordy Carter Lillian Gordy Carter Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter (August 15, 1898 – October 30, 1983) was the mother of former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. She was also known for her contributions to nursing in her home state of Georgia and as a Peace Corps volunteer in India as well as writing two books during the Carter presidency. Carter was born Bessie Lillian Gordy on August 15, 1898 in Richland, Georgia, to James Jackson Gordy (1863–1948) and Mary Ida Nicholson Gordy (1871–1951). She was the niece of Berry Gordy, Sr., who was the paternal half-brother of James Jackson Gordy
Lillian Walker the "Miss Tomboy" series [1914]. In 1918, she set up her own production company, Lillian Walker Pictures Corporation, to make films in which she starred. At least one transpired, "The Embarrassment of Riches" (1918), released via the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation. Walker died in Trinidad in 1975. Lillian Walker Lillian Walker (April 21, 1887 – October 10, 1975) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 171 films, most of them shorts, between 1909 and 1934. "Photoplay" magazine's trade publication "Stars of the Photoplay 1916" stated: "Lillian Walker is a feminine confection composed of dimples, golden