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Edward Chan 1904 - 1983

Edward Chan of Oakland, Alameda County, California was born on March 18, 1904, and died at age 79 years old in October 1983.
Edward Chan
Oakland, Alameda County, California 94606
March 18, 1904
October 1983
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Edward Chan's History: 1904 - 1983

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    1904

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    March 18, 1904
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  • 10/dd
    1983

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    October 1983
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    Edward Chan lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1904, in the year that Edward Chan 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, by the time he was 17 years old, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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