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Ruth Potterton 1902 - 1972

Ruth Potterton of South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin was born on April 11, 1902, and died at age 70 years old in November 1972.
Ruth Potterton
South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 53172
April 11, 1902
November 1972
Female
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Ruth Potterton's History: 1902 - 1972

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  • 04/11
    1902

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    April 11, 1902
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  • 11/dd
    1972

    Death

    November 1972
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    Ruth Potterton lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1902, in the year that Ruth Potterton was born, the world famous Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, made the first gramophone recording by a popular singer. Accompanied by only a piano, his voice recordings became a big seller and did much to popularize the new-fangled gramophone. He had to sing into a metal "horn" that relayed his voice to a metal disc. And the songs had to be under 4 and a half minutes!
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In 1949, Ruth was 47 years old when comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."
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