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Willie J Jones 1927 - 1996

Willie J Jones of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on February 28, 1927, and died at age 69 years old on April 6, 1996.
Willie J Jones
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19132
February 28, 1927
April 6, 1996
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  • 02/28
    1927

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    February 28, 1927
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  • 04/6
    1996

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    April 6, 1996
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    Willie J Jones lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1927, in the year that Willie J Jones 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 1938, at the age of only 11 years old, Willie was alive when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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