Jean Olive Clark (1936 - 1941)

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Bobby J. Clark

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Eira Margaret (Tolmunen) Clark

William Christian Clark

William Christian Clark

Ida Illona (Uusitalo) Clark

Ida Illona (Uusitalo) Clark

Rodney Charles Clark

Rodney Charles Clark

Oscar Rodney Clark

Oscar Rodney Clark

Eira Margaret (Tolmunen) Clark

Eira Margaret (Tolmunen) Clark

Francine D Clark

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In 1936, in the year that Jean Olive Clark was born, on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".

In 1940, she was only 4 years old when in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.

In 1941, in the year of Jean Olive Clark's passing, on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.

In 1947, by the time she was merely 11 years old, on November 25th, the Hollywood "Black List" was created by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Ten Hollywood writers and directors had refused to testify to the Committee regarding "Communists" or "Reds" in the movie industry. The next day, the blacklist was created and they were fired.