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Francis Sweeney 1915 - 1978

Francis Sweeney of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on November 21, 1915, and died at age 63 years old in December 1978.
Francis Sweeney
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11209
November 21, 1915
December 1978
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Francis Sweeney's History: 1915 - 1978

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    1915

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    November 21, 1915
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  • 12/dd
    1978

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    December 1978
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    Francis Sweeney lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1915, in the year that Francis Sweeney was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1921, at the age of merely 6 years old, Francis was alive when the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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