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James Gilley 1905 - 1949

James Gilley was born on May 17, 1905, and died at age 44 years old in June 1949. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Gilley.
James Gilley
May 17, 1905
June 1949
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  • 05/17
    1905

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    May 17, 1905
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  • 06/dd
    1949

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    June 1949
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    James Gilley lived 27 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 44.
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In 1905, in the year that James Gilley 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 1915, by the time he was only 10 years old, 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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