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Ed Thompson 1914 - 1968

Ed Thompson was born on July 16, 1914, and died at age 54 years old in December 1968. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ed Thompson.
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  • 07/16
    1914

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    July 16, 1914
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  • 12/dd
    1968

    Death

    December 1968
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    Ed Thompson lived 18 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 54.
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In 1914, in the year that Ed Thompson was born, in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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In 1921, at the age of merely 7 years old, Ed was alive when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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