Eunice Kennedy Shriver



First NameEunice
Middle NameKennedy
Last NameShriver
Full Name at BirthEunice Mary Kennedy
Age88 (age at death)
Date of BirthJuly 10, 1921
BirthplaceBrookline, Massachusetts
Date of DeathAugust 11, 2009
Location of DeathCape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Cause of DeathNatural Causes
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBlue
Star SignCancer
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
UniversityStanford University
Occupation CategoryDiplomat
Claim to Famein 1968, she helped Ann McGlone Burke nationalize the Special Olympics

Eunice Kennedy Shriver (July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) a member of the Kennedy family, sister to President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, was the founder in 1962 of Camp Shriver, and in 1968, the Special Olympics. Her husband, Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr., was United States Ambassador to France, the founder of the Peace Corps, and the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in the 1972 U.S. presidential election. Their daughter, Maria Shriver, was married to actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.


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Filmography

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