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Wilbur Poppitz 1918 - 1983

Wilbur Poppitz of Norwood, Carver County, Minnesota was born on March 23, 1918, and died at age 65 years old in October 1983.
Wilbur Poppitz
Norwood, Carver County, Minnesota 55368
March 23, 1918
October 1983
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Wilbur Poppitz's History: 1918 - 1983

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  • 03/23
    1918

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    March 23, 1918
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  • 10/dd
    1983

    Death

    October 1983
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    Wilbur Poppitz lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1918, in the year that Wilbur Poppitz was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1927, he was merely 9 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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