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Ervyn Compton 1921 - 1978

Ervyn Compton was born on August 16, 1921, and died at age 56 years old in June 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ervyn Compton.
Ervyn Compton
August 16, 1921
June 1978
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  • 08/16
    1921

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    August 16, 1921
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  • 06/dd
    1978

    Death

    June 1978
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    Ervyn Compton lived 16 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1921, in the year that Ervyn Compton was born, 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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In 1934, at the age of just 13 years old, Ervyn was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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