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Merle Odell 1904 - 1983

Merle Odell of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri was born on August 6, 1904, and died at age 79 years old in October 1983.
Merle Odell
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 64112
August 6, 1904
October 1983
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Merle Odell's History: 1904 - 1983

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  • 08/6
    1904

    Birthday

    August 6, 1904
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  • 10/dd
    1983

    Death

    October 1983
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    Merle Odell 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 Merle Odell 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, he 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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