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Opal Gillespie 1921 - 1992

Opal Gillespie of Loretto, Lawrence County, TN was born on August 11, 1921, and died at age 70 years old on June 18, 1992.

Opal Gillespie
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Loretto, Lawrence County, TN 38469
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In 1921, in the year that Opal Gillespie 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 1942, at the age of 21 years old, Opal was alive when from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.
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Gillespie, Leanore (Born Apr 4, 1874) Gillespie, Donald (Born Oct 3, 1907) Gillespie, Ethel (Born Nov 13, 1907) Gillespie, William (Born Apr 8, 1878) Gillespie, Pearl Otelia (Born Feb 16, 1884) Gillespie, James (Born 1922) Gillespie, Stephen (Born Nov 15, 1837) Gillespie, Ruth (Born Aug 5, 1919) Pelton, Peggy (Jan 1, 1945 - Jul 31, 2014) Gillespie, Patty (Born Dec 9, 1941)
Gillespie, Marion (Oct 10, 1908 - Mar 1975) Gillespie, Walter (Mar 29, 1904 - Jun 12, 1988) Gillespie, Gertrude (Dec 11, 1904 - Oct 1985) Gillespie, Mary (Jun 28, 1881 - Sep 1965) Gillespie, Maurice (Sep 22, 1921 - Jul 1980) Gillespie, Jacquelin (Apr 3, 1933 - Jan 8, 1998) Gillespie, Katherine (Sep 11, 1939 - May 1, 2009) Gillespie, Peter (Feb 1, 1939 - Jan 3, 2011) Gillespie, Florence (Dec 12, 1901 - Dec 1986) Gillespie, Evelyn (Jun 14, 1915 - May 17, 2006)
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