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Hortence Bishop 1904 - 1975

Hortence Bishop of West Virginia was born on September 3, 1904, and died at age 70 years old in May 1975.
Hortence Bishop
West Virginia 25930
September 3, 1904
May 1975
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Hortence Bishop's History: 1904 - 1975

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  • 09/3
    1904

    Birthday

    September 3, 1904
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  • 05/dd
    1975

    Death

    May 1975
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Hortence Bishop lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1904, in the year that Hortence Bishop 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 1927, at the age of 23 years old, Hortence was alive 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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