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Donoven Wells 1927 - 2009

Donoven Wells of Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC was born on November 5, 1927, and died at age 81 years old on September 22, 2009.
Donoven Wells
Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC 28401
November 5, 1927
September 22, 2009
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Donoven Wells' History: 1927 - 2009

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  • 11/5
    1927

    Birthday

    November 5, 1927
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  • 09/22
    2009

    Death

    September 22, 2009
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    Donoven Wells lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1927, in the year that Donoven Wells was born, 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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In 1934, at the age of just 7 years old, Donoven was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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