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Edwina Viola (Allen) Benjamin (1903 - 1979)
Edwina Viola (Allen) Benjamin was born on October 14, 1903 in Freeport, Maine. She was born into the Allen family and married into the Benjamin family. She was born to Dwinal Powers Allen and Edwina Elice (Coffin) Allen, with siblings William and Elvira. Edwina died on November 27, 1979 in Freeport, Maine at age 76.
Edwina Viola (Allen) Benjamin Biography
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Edwina Benjamin was born on in Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine United States
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Edwina Benjamin died on in Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine United States
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Edwina Viola (Allen) Benjamin died on November 27, 1979 in Freeport, Maine at 76 years old. She was born on October 14, 1903 in Freeport, Maine. She was born to Dwinal Powers Allen and Edwina Elice (Coffin) Allen, with siblings William and Elvira.
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In 1903, in the year that Edwina Viola (Allen) Benjamin was born, the silent film, The Great Train Robbery opened. Although it was filmed in Milltown, New Jersey, it was a Western. Twelve minutes long, the film used a lot of innovative techniques - some scenes were hand colored and composite editing, on-location shooting, and frequent camera movement were used. Its budget was $150 (about $4000 currently) and was the most popular film until 1915 when Birth of a Nation was released.
In 1935, when she was 32 years old, the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
In 1940, she was 37 years old when on July 27th, the cartoon character Bugs Bunny debuted in his first film A Wild Hare - voiced by Mel Blanc. He has since appeared in more short films, feature films, compilations, TV series, music records, comic books, video games, award shows, amusement park rides, and commercials than any other cartoon character. He even has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "What's up, Doc?"
In 1961, when she was 58 years old, on August 13th, East Germany began erection of what would become the Berlin Wall between East and West Berlin. In one day, they installed barbed wire entanglements and fences (called Barbed Wire Sunday in Germany). On August 17th, the first concrete elements and large blocks were put in place.
In 1979, in the year of Edwina Viola (Allen) Benjamin's passing, on November 4th, Iranian militant students seized the US embassy in Teheran and held 52 American citizens and diplomats hostage for 444 days. They were released at the end of the inauguration speech of the newly elected Ronald Reagan.
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