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William H Sommerville 1904 - 1967

William H Sommerville of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on October 3, 1904, and died at age 63 years old in October 1967.

William H Sommerville

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19131

October 3, 1904

October 1967

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1904

Birthday

October 3, 1904

Birthdate

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Ethnicity & Family History

Negro, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

United States
Early Life & Education

Grammar School
Military Service

Military serial#: 33335421 Enlisted: September 22, 1942 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
Professional Career

Unskilled Occupations In Building Transportation Equipment (except Automobiles And Aircraft), N.e.c.
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1967

Death

October 1967

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Cause of death

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Death location

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William H Sommerville lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.

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In 1904, in the year that William H Sommerville was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.

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In 1930, at the age of 26 years old, William was alive when as head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, William Hays established a code of decency that outlined what was acceptable in films. The public - and government - had felt that films in the '20's had become increasingly risque and that the behavior of its stars was becoming scandalous. Laws were being passed. In response, the heads of the movie studios adopted a voluntary "code", hoping to head off legislation. The first part of the code prohibited "lowering the moral standards of those who see it", called for depictions of the "correct standards of life", and forbade a picture from showing any sort of ridicule towards a law or "creating sympathy for its violation". The second part dealt with particular behavior in film such as homosexuality, the use of specific curse words, and miscegenation.

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