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Samuel Merritt 1924 - 1984

Samuel Merritt of Kansas City, Jackson County, MO was born on June 6, 1924, and died at age 60 years old on October 6, 1984. Samuel Merritt was buried at Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery Section O Site 647 in Fort Leavenworth, Ks.
Samuel Merritt
Kansas City, Jackson County, MO 64132
June 6, 1924
October 6, 1984
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Samuel Merritt's History: 1924 - 1984

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  • 06/6
    1924

    Birthday

    June 6, 1924
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 10/6
    1984

    Death

    October 6, 1984
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery Section O Site 647 in Fort Leavenworth, Ks 66027
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In 1924, in the year that Samuel Merritt was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1943, when he was 19 years old, on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.
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