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Ben Turnsek 1904 - 1954

Ben Turnsek was born on May 25, 1904, and died at age 50 years old in October 1954. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ben Turnsek.

Ben Turnsek
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    Ben Turnsek lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 50.
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In 1904, in the year that Ben Turnsek 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 1921, Ben was 17 years old when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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