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Merritt A Jr Russell 1909 - 1997

Merritt A Russell of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on March 5, 1909, and died at age 88 years old on November 28, 1997.
Merritt A Russell
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60653
March 5, 1909
November 28, 1997
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Merritt A Russell's History: 1909 - 1997

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  • 03/5
    1909

    Birthday

    March 5, 1909
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cook County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36388301 Enlisted: December 9, 1942 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Salespersons
  • 11/28
    1997

    Death

    November 28, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1909, in the year that Merritt A Jr Russell was born, the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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In 1920, at the age of just 11 years old, Merritt was alive when on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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