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Augusta Gillies 1914 - 1997

Augusta Gillies of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY was born on August 31, 1914, and died at age 82 years old on January 15, 1997.
Augusta Gillies
Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY 11719
August 31, 1914
January 15, 1997
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Augusta Gillies' History: 1914 - 1997

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  • 08/31
    1914

    Birthday

    August 31, 1914
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  • 01/15
    1997

    Death

    January 15, 1997
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    Cause of death
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    Augusta Gillies lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1914, in the year that Augusta Gillies was born, in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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In 1952, at the age of 38 years old, Augusta was alive when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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