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Bessie Davis 1909 - 1990

Bessie Davis of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on March 13, 1909, and died at age 80 years old on January 26, 1990.
Bessie Davis
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19139
March 13, 1909
January 26, 1990
Female
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Bessie Davis' History: 1909 - 1990

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  • 03/13
    1909

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    March 13, 1909
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  • 01/26
    1990

    Death

    January 26, 1990
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    Bessie Davis lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1909, in the year that Bessie Davis was born, the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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In 1934, Bessie was 25 years old 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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