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Gertrude Gildersleeve 1911 - 1961

Gertrude Gildersleeve was born on May 7, 1911, and died at age 50 years old in November 1961. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gertrude Gildersleeve.
Gertrude Gildersleeve
May 7, 1911
November 1961
Female
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    1911

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    May 7, 1911
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  • 11/dd
    1961

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    November 1961
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    Gertrude Gildersleeve lived 25 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 50.
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In 1911, in the year that Gertrude Gildersleeve was born, the first use of aircraft as an offensive weapon occurred in the Turkish-Italian War. First used for aerial reconnaissance alone, planes were then used in aerial combat to shoot down recon planes. In World War I, planes and zeppelins evolved for use in bombing.
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In 1938, she was 27 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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