- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBessie Lee Pittman
- Jacqueline Cochran was born on May 11, 1906 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. She was married to Floyd Odlum. She died on August 9, 1980 in Indio, California, USA.
- SpouseFloyd Odlum(May 11, 1936 - June 17, 1976) (his death)
- Her husband owned Atlas Corporation, RKO Studios, Convair aircraft company, Northeast Airlines, and Bonwit Teller department stores.
- Discovered at age 6 that her parents were actually foster parents. They had agreed to raise her in exchange for a tract of land. The foster parents never revealed her real parent's names nor why she was renamed Jacqueline. She chose the last name "Cochran" from a phone book.
- Held more speed, altitude, and distance records than any pilot in aviation history.
- Died at her home in Indio, California. Buried in Coachella Valley Cemetery.
- Upon her death, her remains were interred at Coachella Valley Public Cemetery in Coachella, Riverside County, California.
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