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Viola Collins 1911 - 2002

Viola Collins of Winston Salem, Forsyth County, NC was born on April 9, 1911, and died at age 90 years old on January 15, 2002.
Viola Collins
Winston Salem, Forsyth County, NC 27105
April 9, 1911
January 15, 2002
Female
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Viola Collins' History: 1911 - 2002

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  • 04/9
    1911

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    April 9, 1911
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  • 01/15
    2002

    Death

    January 15, 2002
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    Viola Collins lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1911, in the year that Viola Collins was born, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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In 1927, at the age of 16 years old, Viola was alive 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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