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Oree T Downing 1909 - 1998

Oree T Downing of Canton, Van Zandt County, TX was born on October 5, 1909, and died at age 88 years old on May 18, 1998.
Oree T Downing
Canton, Van Zandt County, TX 75103
October 5, 1909
May 18, 1998
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    1909

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    October 5, 1909
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  • 05/18
    1998

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    May 18, 1998
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In 1909, in the year that Oree T Downing 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 1935, at the age of 26 years old, Oree was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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