Electra Waggoner Biggs

Electra Waggoner Biggs (November 8, 1912 – April 23, 2001) was a Texas-born heiress, socialite and artist, and owner of a portion of the Waggoner Ranch in Texas. She is widely known for her sculptures of Will Rogers, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Bob Hope, Knute Rockne and numerous other prominent subjects.

Both the Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop, Her mother Helen was a socialite. Ultimately becoming well known as a sculptor,

Sculpture Most of the sculptures Biggs created were busts. They include:

US President Harry Truman US Vice President John Nance Garner General (later US President) Dwight Eisenhower Sid Richardson Victor McLaglen William Thomas Waggoner Amon Carter Jr. Jacqueline Cochran Baron Von Wrangle, an Arrow Collar Man Will Rogers Jimmy Robinson Knute Rockne Frank Phillips Jack Chrysler Herbert Marcus

Personal life Biggs married Gordon Bowman in 1933, divorcing two years later Her second husband, John Biggs, worked for International Paper

As well as living at the Waggoner Ranch, Biggs maintained a home at 4700 Preston Road in Dallas, designed by locally noted architect Anton Korn.

She died on April 23, 2001.