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Sam Tompkins Simpson Jr 1927 - 1961

Sam Tompkins Simpson Jr was born on May 19, 1927, and died at age 33 years old on April 7, 1961. Sam Simpson was buried at Richmond National Cemetery Section 18A Site 7035 1701 Williamsburg Road, in Richmond, Va. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sam Tompkins Simpson Jr.
Sam Tompkins Simpson Jr
May 19, 1927
April 7, 1961
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  • 05/19
    1927

    Birthday

    May 19, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: General Hospital Rank attained: PFC
  • 04/7
    1961

    Death

    April 7, 1961
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Richmond National Cemetery Section 18A Site 7035 1701 Williamsburg Road, in Richmond, Va 23231
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In 1927, in the year that Sam Tompkins Simpson Jr 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 1939, at the age of merely 12 years old, Sam 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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