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Opal Baughman 1897 - 1967

Opal Baughman of Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois was born on September 22, 1897, and died at age 70 years old in September 1967.
Opal Baughman
Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois 62545
September 22, 1897
September 1967
Female
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Opal Baughman's History: 1897 - 1967

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    1897

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    September 22, 1897
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  • 09/dd
    1967

    Death

    September 1967
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    Opal Baughman lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1897, in the year that Opal Baughman was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1900, when she was only 3 years old, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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