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Leon Shipman 1926 - 1972

Leon Shipman was born on July 9, 1926, and died at age 46 years old in December 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leon Shipman.
Leon Shipman
July 9, 1926
December 1972
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Leon Shipman's History: 1926 - 1972

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  • 07/9
    1926

    Birthday

    July 9, 1926
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 12/dd
    1972

    Death

    December 1972
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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    Leon Shipman lived 26 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 46.
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In 1926, in the year that Leon Shipman was born, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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In 1935, at the age of only 9 years old, Leon was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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