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John R Downie 1927 - 1999

John R Downie of Bowie, Montague County, TX was born on March 10, 1927, and died at age 72 years old on October 12, 1999.
John R Downie
Bowie, Montague County, TX 76230
March 10, 1927
October 12, 1999
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  • 03/10
    1927

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    March 10, 1927
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  • 10/12
    1999

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    October 12, 1999
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    John R Downie lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1927, in the year that John R Downie was born, 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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In 1934, by the time he was only 7 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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