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Melvin Ray 1927 - 1981

Melvin Ray was born on July 28, 1927, and died at age 53 years old in June 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melvin Ray.
Melvin Ray
July 28, 1927
June 1981
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Melvin Ray's History: 1927 - 1981

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  • 07/28
    1927

    Birthday

    July 28, 1927
    Birthdate
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  • 06/dd
    1981

    Death

    June 1981
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Melvin Ray lived 18 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 53.
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In 1927, in the year that Melvin Ray was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1952, he was 25 years old when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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