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Leon R Wright 1915 - 1982

Leon R Wright of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland was born on August 15, 1915, and died at age 66 years old in March 1982.
Leon R Wright
Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland 21229
August 15, 1915
March 1982
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Leon R Wright's History: 1915 - 1982

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  • 08/15
    1915

    Birthday

    August 15, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Wicomico County, Maryland United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33065291 Enlisted: October 18, 1941 in Langley Field Virginia Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 03/dd
    1982

    Death

    March 1982
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1915, in the year that Leon R Wright 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 1931, at the age of 16 years old, Leon was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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