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Derral Ray Thomas 1927 - 2008

Derral Ray Thomas of Summerville, Dorchester County, SC was born on April 14, 1927, and died at age 80 years old on April 7, 2008. Derral Thomas was buried at Salisbury National Cemetery Section I Site 640 501 Statesville Boulevard, in Salisbury, Nc.
Derral Ray Thomas
Summerville, Dorchester County, SC 29483
April 14, 1927
April 7, 2008
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  • 04/14
    1927

    Birthday

    April 14, 1927
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam
  • 04/7
    2008

    Death

    April 7, 2008
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    Unknown
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    Salisbury National Cemetery Section I Site 640 501 Statesville Boulevard, in Salisbury, Nc 28144
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In 1927, in the year that Derral Ray Thomas was born, 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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In 1939, Derral was merely 12 years old when in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.
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