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John Petroff 1915 - 2003

John Petroff of West Mifflin, Allegheny County, PA was born on December 23, 1915, and died at age 87 years old on September 27, 2003.
John Petroff
West Mifflin, Allegheny County, PA 15122
December 23, 1915
September 27, 2003
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  • 12/23
    1915

    Birthday

    December 23, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Allegheny County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33080064 Enlisted: July 17, 1941 in New Cumberland Pennsylvania Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Machine Shop And Related Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 09/27
    2003

    Death

    September 27, 2003
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1915, in the year that John Petroff was born, Audrey Munson, playing a model for a sculptor in the film "Inspiration", became the first actress to shed her clothes on screen. Fearing that banning the film would mean that censors would also have to "ban Renaissance art" the film was released, with Munson in the nude scenes and a stand-in doing the acting. (Munson had previously been "America's First Supermodel" and posed nude as the model for many famous artworks.) The film was a hit with audiences.
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In 1923, John was only 8 years old when the Teapot Dome scandal became the subject of an investigation by Senator Walsh and severely damaged the reputation of the Harding administration. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall was convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies and became the first Cabinet member to go to prison. At the time, the Teapot Dome scandal was seen as "greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics".
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