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Otto Raska 1897 - 1977

Otto Raska of Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa was born on December 26, 1897, and died at age 80 years old in December 1977.
Otto Raska
Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa 50595
December 26, 1897
December 1977
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Otto Raska's History: 1897 - 1977

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  • 12/26
    1897

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    December 26, 1897
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  • 12/dd
    1977

    Death

    December 1977
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    Otto Raska lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1897, in the year that Otto Raska was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1914, Otto was 17 years old when in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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