Patti Davis
Patti Davis (born
Patricia Ann Reagan on
October 21,
1952 in
Los Angeles, California) is the daughter of
Ronald Reagan and
Nancy Davis and a bestselling author. She is the older sister of
Ron Reagan, and half-sister of
Michael Reagan and
Maureen Reagan. Known as the
black sheep of the Reagan children, she had a highly-publicized rift between her and her parents.
She was romantically involved with
Bernie Leadon of
Eagles for a time in the 1970s [
1], and co-wrote with him the song "I Wish You Peace", which appeared on the Eagles'
One of These Nights album.
She is known for her
pro-choice viewpoint on
abortion and for being against
nuclear weapons. She wrote fictionalized accounts of her life that did not portray her family in a positive light, and an autobiography
The Way I See It, which contained the revelations that her father was cold, distant, and aloof to everyone except Nancy. It also contained accusations of physical abuse by her mother. In
1994 she posed nude for
Playboy magazine.
She married her
yoga instructor Paul Grilley in
1984 but they divorced in
1990.
In recent years, however, Davis reconciled with her parents, especially as they battled her father's
Alzheimer's disease. She wrote books that were more flattering to her father, and was active in Reagan family actions against
John Hinckley and a
CBS mini-series called
The Reagans. Davis also published columns and articles in a number of newspapers and magazines.
*Davis, Patti.
Two Cats and the Woman They Own Chronicle Books, 2006. ISBN 0811851664
*Davis, Patti.
Homefront. 1986 (quasi-novel)
*Davis, Patti.
Deadfall. 1989. (novel)
*Davis, Patti.
A House of Secrets. 1991 (quasi-novel)
*Davis, Patti.
The Way I See It: An Autobiography. Putnam, 1992. ISBN 0399137483.
*Davis, Patti.
Bondage. Simon & Schuster, 1994. ISBN 0671869531. (novel)
*Davis, Patti.
Angels Don't Die: My Father's Gift of Faith. Harper Collins, 1995. ISBN 0060173246.
*Davis, Patti.
The Long Goodbye. Knopf, 2004. ISBN 0679450920.
