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Opal Petty 1902 - 1987

Opal Petty of Newton, Dale County, Alabama was born on December 2, 1902, and died at age 84 years old in February 1987.
Opal Petty
Newton, Dale County, Alabama 36352
December 2, 1902
February 1987
Female
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  • 12/2
    1902

    Birthday

    December 2, 1902
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  • 02/dd
    1987

    Death

    February 1987
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    Cause of death
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    Opal Petty lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1902, in the year that Opal Petty was born, the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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In 1927, by the time she was 25 years old, 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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