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Dempsey Grantham 1904 - 1977

Dempsey Grantham of Perryville, Perry County, Missouri was born on October 23, 1904, and died at age 72 years old in February 1977.
Dempsey Grantham
Perryville, Perry County, Missouri 63775
October 23, 1904
February 1977
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Dempsey Grantham's History: 1904 - 1977

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  • 10/23
    1904

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    October 23, 1904
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  • 02/dd
    1977

    Death

    February 1977
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    Dempsey Grantham lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1904, in the year that Dempsey Grantham was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1927, by the time this person was 23 years old, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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