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Oscar R Weidhaas 1898 - 1968

Oscar R Weidhaas of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on February 15, 1898 in Manhattan County, NY to Lina (Storey) Weidhaas and Gustave Adolf Weidhaas. Oscar Weidhaas died at age 70 years old in November 1968.
Oscar R Weidhaas
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA 90026
February 15, 1898
Manhattan County, NY
November 1968
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  • 02/15
    1898

    Birthday

    February 15, 1898
    Birthdate
    Manhattan County, NY
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Oscar Rudolf Weidhaas was Born in NYC. Parents both german. Fathers name was Frederick weidhaas ( used the name whitehouse for the stage ) His mother was Lina. siblings were rosa weidhaas, Francis Weidhaas and Frederick weidhaas who was a pyschiatrist. He was married 2 times, no children that I know of. Died in Ca. Frederick his father was a well known song writer who belonged to ASCAP, worked vaudeville, first on radio, a Tenor who was friends with Caruso. They lived in Brooklyn NY, Frederick died in Brookln in 1968
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  • Professional Career

    set designer, also worked for Disney in California
  • 11/dd
    1968

    Death

    November 1968
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1898, in the year that Oscar R Weidhaas was born, on March 24th, Robert Allison of Pennsylvania became the first person to buy an American-built car. He bought a Winton, which he had seen in an advertisement in Scientific American. The Winton, built in Ohio, was made by hand and came with a leather roof, padded seats, gas lamps, and tires made by B.F. Goodrich.
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In 1915, at the age of 17 years old, Oscar was alive when The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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