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Ida Benton 1904 - 1977

Ida Benton of Lake Charles, Calcasieu County, Louisiana was born on August 5, 1904, and died at age 72 years old in March 1977.
Ida Benton
Lake Charles, Calcasieu County, Louisiana 70601
August 5, 1904
March 1977
Female
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Ida Benton's History: 1904 - 1977

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    1904

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    August 5, 1904
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  • 03/dd
    1977

    Death

    March 1977
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    Ida Benton lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1904, in the year that Ida Benton 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 1943, Ida was 39 years old when on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.
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