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Jerl Thornton 1935 - 1979

Jerl Thornton was born on September 26, 1935, and died at age 44 years old in December 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jerl Thornton.
Jerl Thornton
September 26, 1935
December 1979
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  • 09/26
    1935

    Birthday

    September 26, 1935
    Birthdate
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  • 12/dd
    1979

    Death

    December 1979
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    Cause of death
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    Jerl Thornton lived 27 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 44.
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In 1935, in the year that Jerl Thornton was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1943, by the time this person was only 8 years old, on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.
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