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Bessie L Smith 1919 - 1996

Bessie L Smith of Picayune, Pearl River County, MS was born on October 27, 1919, and died at age 76 years old on July 31, 1996.
Bessie L Smith
Picayune, Pearl River County, MS 39466
October 27, 1919
July 31, 1996
Female
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Bessie L Smith's History: 1919 - 1996

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  • 10/27
    1919

    Birthday

    October 27, 1919
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  • 07/31
    1996

    Death

    July 31, 1996
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    Bessie L Smith lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1919, in the year that Bessie L Smith was born, on January 6th, President Theodore Roosevelt died. Having gone to bed the previous night after being treated for breathing problems, the ex-President died in his sleep from a clot that had traveled to his lungs. He was 60. After a simple service, Roosevelt was buried on a hillside overlooking Oyster Bay.
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In 1921, at the age of only 2 years old, Bessie was alive when the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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