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Frances Short 1902 - 1993

Frances Short of Orlando, Orange County, FL was born on May 30, 1902, and died at age 90 years old on February 3, 1993.
Frances Short
Orlando, Orange County, FL 32809
May 30, 1902
February 3, 1993
Female
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Frances Short's History: 1902 - 1993

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  • 05/30
    1902

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    May 30, 1902
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  • 02/3
    1993

    Death

    February 3, 1993
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    Frances Short lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1902, in the year that Frances Short was born, the world famous Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, made the first gramophone recording by a popular singer. Accompanied by only a piano, his voice recordings became a big seller and did much to popularize the new-fangled gramophone. He had to sing into a metal "horn" that relayed his voice to a metal disc. And the songs had to be under 4 and a half minutes!
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In 1927, Frances was 25 years old when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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