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Simon Cantu Jr 1909 - 1991

Simon Cantu Jr was born on November 23, 1909, and died at age 81 years old on July 16, 1991. Simon Cantu was buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section A-B Site C-1369D P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Simon Cantu Jr.
Simon Cantu Jr
November 23, 1909
July 16, 1991
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Simon Cantu Jr's History: 1909 - 1991

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  • 11/23
    1909

    Birthday

    November 23, 1909
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/16
    1991

    Death

    July 16, 1991
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section A-B Site C-1369D P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca 92166
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In 1909, in the year that Simon Cantu Jr was born, the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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In 1927, he was 18 years old when 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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