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James Shroff 1915 - 1973

James Shroff of Addison, Du Page County, Illinois was born on October 30, 1915, and died at age 57 years old in April 1973.
James Shroff
Addison, Du Page County, Illinois 60101
October 30, 1915
April 1973
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    1915

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    October 30, 1915
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    1973

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    April 1973
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    James Shroff lived 19 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1915, in the year that James Shroff 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 1920, he was just 5 years old when speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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