Background
Decter, Betty Eva was born on April 22, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Kara Miracle.
Decter, Betty Eva was born on April 22, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Kara Miracle.
Freelance fashion model, 1950s. Designer, stylist Decter Mannikin Company, Inc., 1962-1992. Principal Betty Decter Company, since 1973.
Vice president Bellagio Arabians, 1985—1993. Founder Carpal Tunnel Public, 2005.
Founding member, co-chair Save the Santa Monica Mountains Committee, 1970. Founding member, chair No on Nowell Committee, 1973-1974. Member Los Angeles City Attorney's Committee on Political Reform, 1973-1974.
Founding member, chair Committee for Enforcement of Campaign Laws, 1974-1978. Founding member board William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom, 1980-1990. Helped establish National Urban Park in Santa Monica Mountains, 1978-1980.
Active local politics, since 1969. Member The Group, 1984-1993. Advisory board Woman's Building, Los Angeles, 1988, CLARA Listing National Museum Women Arts, Washington District of Columbia, 2007-2008, Southern California Women's Caucus Art Artists Registry Web Page, since 2008.
Member of National Museum Women in Arts (southern council since 2006).
Married William Fenske, May 14, 1943 (divorced). Children: William Junior, Karalee. Married Gerald A. Decter, July 9, 1961.
1 stepchild, Tom.