Rolla Watson (1885 - 1981)
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Rolla Watson lived 27 years longer than the average Watson family member when they died at the age of 96. |
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1885 - In the year that Rolla Watson was born, Germany's Karl Benz built the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, which had an internal combustion engine. It is considered to be the world's first automobile. The Benz cost $150 - just under $4,000 in today's money.
1928 - Rolla was 43 years old when Mickie Mouse was born! He first appeared in Disney's Steamboat Willie, along with Minnie. Although they were in two previous shorts, this was the first to be distributed. Steamboat Willie took advantage of the new technology and was a "talkie" - music was coordinated with the animation. It became the most popular cartoon of its day.
1949 - When this person was 64 years old, on January 25th, the first Emmy Awards (for television) were handed out in Los Angeles. Shirley Dinsdale won for the Most Outstanding Television Personality and Pantomime Quiz Time earned an Emmy for the Most Popular Television Program.
1965 - When this person was 80 years old, the television show "I Spy" premiered in the fall season on NBC. The stars were Bill Cosby and Robert Culp, making Cosby the first African American to headline a television show. Four stations - in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama - refused to air the show.
1981 - In the year of Rolla Watson's passing, on August 1st, MTV debuted. It was the first music video TV channel. The first music video played was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" - the second was Pat Benatar's "You Better Run".
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Rolla Watson passed away in October 1981 at 96 years old. No cause of death has been listed. Rolla was born on September 1, 1885. There is no information about Rolla's family. We know that Rolla Watson had been residing in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida.Memories
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