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Clark, Bud (J. E. "Bud")

 Person

Biography

John Elwood "Bud" Clark, Jr. was born in Idaho in 1931. His family moved to Oregon in 1937. He attended Vanport College (now Portland State University), then served in the Marine Corps from 1951 to 1954. After leaving the Marine Corps, he attended Reed College, but dropped out during his junior year. In 1961, he purchased the Drop In Tavern in Portland, Oregon, which he renamed the Spoutin’ House, but was forced to close in 1967 as a result of urban renewal policies. He then purchased Ann’s Tavern, renaming it the Goose Hollow Inn. In 1964, he and Sigrid Fehrenbacher, a violinist with the Oregon Symphony, were married. Clark adopted her son, and they later had more three children. He served as mayor of Portland from 1984 to 1992.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Bud Clark

 Collection
Identifier: SR2084
Abstract

Oral history interview with Bud Clark conducted by Joseph W. Carlisle on April 6, 1995. Clark was mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1984 to 1992.

Dates: 1995 April 6

Autographed poster for Pacific Ballet Theatre production of The Nutcracker

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1133
Abstract Mounted poster for Pacific Ballet Theatre's production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, signed by dancers James Canfield, Elena Carter, Patricia Miller, and Joseph Wyatt. The poster is also signed by Bud Clark, who was then mayor-elect of Portland, Oregon. The Pacific Ballet Theatre was founded in Portland in 1983, and in 1989 merged with Ballet Oregon to create Oregon Ballet Theatre. For the 1984 production of The Nutcracker, Bud Clark played the role of the...
Dates: 1984

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City planning -- Oregon -- Portland 1
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