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Palma Cretaro 1904 - 1988

Palma Cretaro of Howard Beach, Queens County, NY was born on March 27, 1904, and died at age 84 years old on November 14, 1988.
Palma Cretaro
Howard Beach, Queens County, NY 11414
March 27, 1904
November 14, 1988
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  • 03/27
    1904

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    March 27, 1904
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  • 11/14
    1988

    Death

    November 14, 1988
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    Palma Cretaro lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1904, in the year that Palma Cretaro was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1921, at the age of 17 years old, Palma was alive when 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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