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Olwen Gaunt 1921 - 2001

Olwen Gaunt of Washington, District of Columbia County, DC was born on January 27, 1921, and died at age 79 years old on January 14, 2001.
Olwen Gaunt
Washington, District of Columbia County, DC 20016
January 27, 1921
January 14, 2001
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  • 01/27
    1921

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    January 27, 1921
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  • 01/14
    2001

    Death

    January 14, 2001
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In 1921, in the year that Olwen Gaunt 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 1945, she was 24 years old when on March 12th, a riot erupted at a Japanese internment camp in Santa Fe New Mexico. Two days earlier, white shirts with the Rising Sun on the back had been confiscated and the prisoners objected. Three leaders of the protest were removed and sent to another camp. Guards at the Santa Fe camp were armed with submachine guns, shotguns, and gun masks. On the morning of the 12th, prisoners began throwing rocks at the guards. When the "rioters" wouldn't disperse, the guards were ordered to use tear gas and batons. Four men were badly injured as a result.
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