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Reuben Townley 1927 - 1970

Reuben Townley was born on April 9, 1927, and died at age 43 years old in October 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Reuben Townley.
Reuben Townley
April 9, 1927
October 1970
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Reuben Townley's History: 1927 - 1970

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  • 04/9
    1927

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    April 9, 1927
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  • 10/dd
    1970

    Death

    October 1970
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    Reuben Townley lived 30 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 43.
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In 1927, in the year that Reuben Townley was born, 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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In 1943, by the time he was 16 years old, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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