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Leo Joseph Chapis 1915 - 1959

Leo Joseph Chapis was born on July 17, 1915, and died at age 44 years old on October 25, 1959. Leo Chapis was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section D Site 915 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leo Joseph Chapis.
Leo Joseph Chapis
July 17, 1915
October 25, 1959
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  • 07/17
    1915

    Birthday

    July 17, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: GM3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 10/25
    1959

    Death

    October 25, 1959
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section D Site 915 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo 63125
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In 1915, in the year that Leo Joseph Chapis 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 1927, by the time he was merely 12 years old, 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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