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Willis James Edwards Jr 1923 - 2005

Willis James Edwards Jr of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on March 13, 1923, and died at age 81 years old on January 20, 2005. Willis Edwards was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section P Site 1081 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.

Willis James Edwards Jr
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Houston, Harris County, TX 77007
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March 13, 1923
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    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: SC2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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In 1923, in the year that Willis James Edwards Jr was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1939, when he was 16 years old, 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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Edwards, Andrew (Born Sep 13, 1870) Edwards, Annie (Born Oct 8, 1881) Hill, Kate (Oct 5, 1842 - 1913) Edwards, Mildred Edna (Born Apr 19, 1878) Edwards, Edward Edwards, Safroni Edwards, Billy Edwards, William Edwards, Silas (Born 1873) Edwards, Wadie (Born Jul 7, 1898)
Edwards, Pearl (Born Dec 5, 1895) Edwards, Virginia (Born 1883) Edwards, Robert 'Gus' (Born Feb 11, 1849) Ward-Edwards, Margaret 'maggie' (Born Jan 22, 1851) Edwards, Dora (Born Aug 25, 1895) Edwards, Sanford (Born May 1826) Edwards, Lewis (Born Aug 8, 1883) Edwards, William Samuel (Born Jun 19, 1900) Edwards, Mary Sue (Born 1905) Edwards, Jimmy (Born 1944)
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