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Wilbur G Kirkland 1927 - 1989

Wilbur G Kirkland of Wheeling, Ohio County, WV was born on November 16, 1927, and died at age 61 years old on September 14, 1989.
Wilbur G Kirkland
Wheeling, Ohio County, WV 26003
November 16, 1927
September 14, 1989
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Wilbur G Kirkland's History: 1927 - 1989

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  • 11/16
    1927

    Birthday

    November 16, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Ohio County, West Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 45034149 Enlisted: March 1, 1946 in Cp Atterbury Columbus Indiana Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • 09/14
    1989

    Death

    September 14, 1989
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1927, in the year that Wilbur G Kirkland 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 only 12 years old, Wilbur 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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