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Bennie Thornton 1922 - 1988

Bennie Thornton of New York, New York County, NY was born on October 27, 1922, and died at age 65 years old on March 5, 1988.
Bennie Thornton
New York, New York County, NY 10026
October 27, 1922
March 5, 1988
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Bennie Thornton's History: 1922 - 1988

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  • 10/27
    1922

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    October 27, 1922
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  • 03/5
    1988

    Death

    March 5, 1988
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    Bennie Thornton lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1922, in the year that Bennie Thornton was born, on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.
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In 1934, at the age of merely 12 years old, Bennie was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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