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Leona Potvin 1921 - 1978

Leona Potvin was born on July 20, 1921, and died at age 56 years old in June 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leona Potvin.

Leona Potvin

July 20, 1921

June 1978

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July 20, 1921

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1978

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June 1978

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Leona Potvin lived 17 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.

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In 1921, in the year that Leona Potvin was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.

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In 1939, Leona was 18 years old when in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.

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