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Vivienne Elizabeth Gardner

Gammage Auditorium and Public Events

   

  

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December 3, 2009

Vivienne Elizabeth (McGaughy) Gardner, 84, passed away on December 3, 2009. Vivienne graduated from the Fegin School of Drama and Radio in New York City in 1945. She then toured the eastern coast for a year playing the role of Mother Darling in a road company production of "Peter Pan." At the age of 21 Vivienne moved to Arizona to teach radio and directing at Eastern Arizona Junior College where she met her huband, Lee Gardner. For 10 years Vivienne was involved at the Phoenix Little Theater where she directed and acted in many of their productions. She then moved on to her 21 year career in ticketing at Gammage Auditorium and ASU Public Events, retiring in 1988. Vivienne's husband preceded her in death in 1986. She is survived by a daughter, a son, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.