Background
McMahon, Bernice Georgia was born on January 29, 1917 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Daughter of George Henry and Bertha Anna Moore.
McMahon, Bernice Georgia was born on January 29, 1917 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Daughter of George Henry and Bertha Anna Moore.
Student, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1934-1935; student, St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa, 1936-1938; Bachelor cum laude, U. Iowa, 1940; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953, 58, 67.
Teacher, Scott County Schools, Iowa., 1935-1938, 40-42; teacher, Centerville (Iowa) School, 1942-1943; recreation director, Chambersburg (Pennsylvania) Recreation Department, 1952; teacher, elementary school, Torrance, California, 1954-1955; teacher, elementary school, Manhattan Beach, California, 1955-1956; substitute teacher, Wiseburn School District, Hawthorne, California, 1956-1982; freelance writer, since 1947.
Member Women's Fellowship, Manhattan Beach Community Church, president, 1988. Former leader Girl Scouts United States of America, Cub Scouts American. Member American Association of University Women (president Manhattan Beach branch 1954), American Federation of television and Radio Artists, California State Teachers Retired, Manuscripters (secretary 1961), California State Contesters Association (president 1978), Los Angeles Contesters Club (president 1957), Manhattan Players (secretary 1957, acting award 1956), Windy Bayans (president 1962-1982), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Robert James McMahon, August 29, 1943. Children: Mary Alison, Robert Moore.