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Richard Wright 1927 - 2008

Richard Benjamin Wright of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas was born on January 12, 1927, and died at age 81 years old on May 13, 2008.
Richard Benjamin Wright
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 79424
January 12, 1927
May 13, 2008
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Richard Benjamin Wright's History: 1927 - 2008

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  • 01/12
    1927

    Birthday

    January 12, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Tallahatchie County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 44143951 Enlisted: February 2, 1946 in Sheppard Field Witchita Falls Texas Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Electrical Machinery And Accessories, Nec
  • 05/13
    2008

    Death

    May 13, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1927, in the year that Richard Wright was born, 10 years after the United States bought the U.S. Virgin Islands from the Danish government, the inhabitants were granted U.S. citizenship. While they can vote in congressional elections and presidential primaries, they cannot vote for President.
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In 1939, at the age of just 12 years old, Richard was alive when in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.
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