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Helen L Whennen 1912 - 2011

Helen L Whennen of Peoria, Peoria County, IL was born on November 9, 1912, and died at age 98 years old on July 25, 2011.
Helen L Whennen
Peoria, Peoria County, IL 61604
November 9, 1912
July 25, 2011
Female
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  • 11/9
    1912

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    November 9, 1912
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  • 07/25
    2011

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    July 25, 2011
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In 1912, in the year that Helen L Whennen was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1927, Helen was just 15 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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