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Morris A Avant 1915 - 1979

Morris Arthur Avant of Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC was born on August 13, 1915, and died at age 63 years old on July 8, 1979. Morris Avant was buried at Wilmington National Cemetery Section 1 Site 2519 2011 Market Street, in Wilmington.
Morris Arthur Avant
Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC 28403
August 13, 1915
July 8, 1979
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  • 08/13
    1915

    Birthday

    August 13, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    New Hanover County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 20454675 Enlisted: September 16, 1940 in Wilmington North Carolina Military branch: Infantry Rank: Private, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 07/8
    1979

    Death

    July 8, 1979
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Wilmington National Cemetery Section 1 Site 2519 2011 Market Street, in Wilmington, Nc 28403
    Burial location
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In 1915, in the year that Morris A Avant was born, Audrey Munson, playing a model for a sculptor in the film "Inspiration", became the first actress to shed her clothes on screen. Fearing that banning the film would mean that censors would also have to "ban Renaissance art" the film was released, with Munson in the nude scenes and a stand-in doing the acting. (Munson had previously been "America's First Supermodel" and posed nude as the model for many famous artworks.) The film was a hit with audiences.
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In 1926, by the time he was merely 11 years old, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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