Background
Bright, Gerald was born on February 17, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Harry B. and Jessie (Vidaver) Bright.
lawyer manufacturing company executive
Bright, Gerald was born on February 17, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Harry B. and Jessie (Vidaver) Bright.
AB, University of Michigan, 1947; Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1950.
Law clerk to presiding justice, Michigan Supreme Court, Lansing, 1950-1951; associate, Travis & Warren, Detroit, 1951-1952; associate, Bizer & Sommers, Detroit, 1952-1960; partner, Derderian, Guidot & Bright, Detroit, 1960-1966; general counsel, Masco Corporation, Taylor, Michigan, 1966-1988; vice president, Masco Corporation, Taylor, Michigan, since 1970; secretary, Masco Corporation, Taylor, Michigan, 1983-1993; assistant secretary, Masco Corporation, Taylor, Michigan, 1993-1997.
Member state central committee Republican Party, Lansing, Michigan, 1953-1955. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, Michigan State Bar Association.
Married Marceline Douger, December 28, 1952. Children: Russell, Ethan.