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Elisa Purnell 1905 - 2003

Elisa Purnell of Cape Coral, Lee County, FL was born on November 15, 1905, and died at age 98 years old on December 23, 2003.
Elisa Purnell
Cape Coral, Lee County, FL 33991
November 15, 1905
December 23, 2003
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  • 11/15
    1905

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    November 15, 1905
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  • 12/23
    2003

    Death

    December 23, 2003
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    Elisa Purnell lived 28 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 98.
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In 1905, in the year that Elisa Purnell was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1935, she was 30 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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