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Melvin Jenkins 1921 - 1977

Melvin Jenkins of New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana was born on March 10, 1921, and died at age 56 years old in September 1977.
Melvin Jenkins
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana 70113
March 10, 1921
September 1977
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Melvin Jenkins' History: 1921 - 1977

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    1921

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    March 10, 1921
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  • 09/dd
    1977

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    September 1977
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    Melvin Jenkins lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1921, in the year that Melvin Jenkins 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, at the age of 17 years old, Melvin was alive 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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