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Lela Cook Sparks 1921 - 2011

Lela Cook Sparks of Modesto, Stanislaus County, California was born on September 26, 1921, and died at age 89 years old on July 16, 2011.

Lela Cook Sparks

Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 95355

September 26, 1921

July 16, 2011

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In 1921, in the year that Lela Cook Sparks was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.

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In 1940, she was 19 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.

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