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Lester Purkey 1898 - 1969

Lester Purkey of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas was born on February 24, 1898, and died at age 71 years old in June 1969.
Lester Purkey
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 76110
February 24, 1898
June 1969
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Lester Purkey's History: 1898 - 1969

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  • 02/24
    1898

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    February 24, 1898
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  • 06/dd
    1969

    Death

    June 1969
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    Lester Purkey lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1898, in the year that Lester Purkey was born, magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company controlled 84% of the oil and pipelines in the United States. Rockefeller grew Standard Oil through the merger of several other small oil companies throughout the U.S., creating a monopoly.
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In 1921, Lester was 23 years old when 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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