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Bessie Mcillwain 1897 - 1984

Bessie Mcillwain of East Prairie, Mississippi County, Missouri was born on February 18, 1897, and died at age 87 years old in October 1984.
Bessie Mcillwain
East Prairie, Mississippi County, Missouri 63845
February 18, 1897
October 1984
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Bessie Mcillwain's History: 1897 - 1984

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  • 02/18
    1897

    Birthday

    February 18, 1897
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  • 10/dd
    1984

    Death

    October 1984
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Mcillwain lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1897, in the year that Bessie Mcillwain was born, on July 17th, the Klondike Gold Rush began when the first successful prospectors returned to Seattle after mining in the Yukon. They arrived on the ships Excelsior and Portland, bringing vast quantities of gold - over $32,000,000 in today's money - and everyone rushed to become rich in the Yukon.
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In 1927, she was 30 years old when 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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