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Thelma Dours 1909 - 1986

Thelma Dours of New Orleans, Jefferson County, Louisiana was born on July 15, 1909, and died at age 77 years old in December 1986.
Thelma Dours
New Orleans, Jefferson County, Louisiana 70121
July 15, 1909
December 1986
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  • 07/15
    1909

    Birthday

    July 15, 1909
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  • 12/dd
    1986

    Death

    December 1986
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    Thelma Dours lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1909, in the year that Thelma Dours 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 1914, Thelma was just 5 years old when in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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