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Nels Smithback 1888 - 1967

Nels Smithback of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin was born on January 11, 1888, and died at age 79 years old in June 1967.
Nels Smithback
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin 53704
January 11, 1888
June 1967
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Nels Smithback's History: 1888 - 1967

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  • 01/11
    1888

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    January 11, 1888
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  • 06/dd
    1967

    Death

    June 1967
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    Nels Smithback lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1888, in the year that Nels Smithback was born, on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!
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In 1914, he was 26 years old when in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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