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Francis Riley 1905 - 1974

Francis Riley of Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania was born on July 7, 1905, and died at age 68 years old in May 1974.
Francis Riley
Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 19050
July 7, 1905
May 1974
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    1905

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    July 7, 1905
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  • 05/dd
    1974

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    May 1974
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    Francis Riley lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1905, in the year that Francis Riley was born, 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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In 1914, Francis was just 9 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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