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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Driving Miss Daisy Happened in Tallahassee

Many readers have expressed pleasure that the "Driving Miss Daisy" movie story really occurred right here in Tallahassee - see the previous story on my page. 

Smiley Bruce was the real chauffeur - Ruby Diamond was the real Miss Daisy. 

We all know Ruby Diamond as the graduate from Florida State College for Women - the name of FSU before they added the men after WWII. She left the school a lot of money - and they named the main auditorium after her. 

My good friend and neighbor Fran McLean did a little research in the public records to verify the story. She came up with this. On Smiley Bruce's death certificate it is listed that he was a chauffeur for Ruby Diamond. 




1 comment:

B'Neika McCleary said...

This is true I am his great granddaughter. A "reporter" came to Tallahassee and did and interview with my grandfather. This person took this back and created this movie. The only thing my grandfather ever received was a pair of tickets to the movies.