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Florence Gleason 1904 - 1996

Florence Gleason of Tacoma, Pierce County, WA was born on August 9, 1904, and died at age 92 years old on August 20, 1996.
Florence Gleason
Tacoma, Pierce County, WA 98466
August 9, 1904
August 20, 1996
Female
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  • 08/9
    1904

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    August 9, 1904
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  • 08/20
    1996

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    August 20, 1996
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In 1904, in the year that Florence Gleason was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1914, she was merely 10 years old when in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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