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Eugene F Poddany 1919 - 1984

Eugene F Poddany of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on December 23, 1919 in Harbin, Heilongjiang China, and died at age 64 years old on March 10, 1984 in Los Angeles, California United States. Eugene Poddany was buried at Forest Lawn 1712 S Glendale Ave, in Glendale.

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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 90039
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December 23, 1919
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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  • Introduction

    Eugene Poddany is the son of Frank and Totiana (Girgilevich) Poddany. He had a younger sister named Angelina. His father was born in Czechoslovakia and his mother was born in Russia. Growing up he spoke Russian. He was born on December 23, 1919 in Harbin, Heilongjiang China and later immigrated to the US as a young boy where he resided in Los Angeles County, California and became a naturalized citizen. Eugene served in the US Army from March 20, 1943 until his discharge on November 18, 1945. He worked as an animated motion picture scorer, composing music for various cartoon films, including "The Woody Woodpecker Show (series)." He provided background music for TV shorts such as "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (excluding the songs), "The Pogo Special Birthday Special," and "Horton Hears a Who!" Additionally, he created the music for Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat Song Book."
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    December 23, 1919
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    Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Eugene Poddany was Chinese. He is the son of Frank and Totiana (Girgilevich) Poddany. He had a younger sister named Angelina. His father was born in Czechoslovakia and his mother was born in Russia. Growing up he spoke Russian.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Eugene Poddany was born in North China and later immigrated to the US as a young boy, He resided in Los Angeles County, California United States and became a naturalized citizen.

  • Early Life & Education

    Eugene was a high school graduate and went on to complete at least one year of college.

  • Military Service

    Eugene Frank Poddany, a 21-year-old white male, registered for the draft on July 1, 1941, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. He was employed by Wilshire May Co. Eugene was described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 168 pounds, with a dark complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. His next of kin was listed as L Meyer. He then enlisted in the military on March 20, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, with the military serial number 39566821. He served as a Private with no specific branch assignment. His enlistment was for the duration of World War II or any other emergency, plus an additional six months, subject to the discretion of the President or as otherwise stipulated by law. Eugene served in the US Army from March 20, 1943 until his discharge on November 18, 1945.

  • Professional Career

    He worked in the photography business and in 1941, was employed by the Wilshire May Co in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He later worked as an animated motion picture scorer. He composed the music for cartoon films such as "The Woody Woodpecker Show (series)"; and the TV shorts "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (background music only; not the songs)", "The Pogo Special Birthday Special", and "Horton Hears a Who!" He also created the music for Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat Song Book."

  • Personal Life & Family

    In 1950, Eugene was a registered Democratic voter.
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    Forest Lawn 1712 S Glendale Ave, in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California 91205, United States
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In 1919, in the year that Eugene F Poddany was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1931, by the time he was only 12 years old, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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