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Bennie Merritt 1911 - 1969

Bennie Merritt of Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina was born on August 22, 1911, and died at age 58 years old in August 1969.
Bennie Merritt
Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina 28428
August 22, 1911
August 1969
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Bennie Merritt's History: 1911 - 1969

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    1911

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    August 22, 1911
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  • 08/dd
    1969

    Death

    August 1969
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    Bennie Merritt lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1911, in the year that Bennie Merritt was born, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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In 1927, when he was 16 years old, 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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