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Lily L Thornton 1921 - 2008

Lily L Thornton of Midland, Midland County, Texas was born on November 10, 1921, and died at age 86 years old on July 13, 2008.
Lily L Thornton
Midland, Midland County, Texas 79701
November 10, 1921
July 13, 2008
Female
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  • 11/10
    1921

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    November 10, 1921
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  • 07/13
    2008

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    July 13, 2008
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In 1921, in the year that Lily L Thornton 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 1938, Lily was 17 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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