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Edna Gunning 1897 - 1978

Edna Gunning of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on August 15, 1897, and died at age 81 years old in September 1978.

Edna Gunning

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19111

August 15, 1897

September 1978

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Edna Gunning lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.

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In 1897, in the year that Edna Gunning was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".

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In 1915, at the age of 18 years old, Edna was alive when The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".

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