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Elvin Smith 1897 - 1961

Elvin Smith was born on March 17, 1897, and died at age 64 years old in July 1961. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elvin Smith.
Elvin Smith
March 17, 1897
July 1961
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Elvin Smith's History: 1897 - 1961

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  • 03/17
    1897

    Birthday

    March 17, 1897
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  • 07/dd
    1961

    Death

    July 1961
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Elvin Smith lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1897, in the year that Elvin Smith 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 1905, Elvin was only 8 years old when 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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