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Ora Ely 1900 - 1979

Ora Ely of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas was born on April 1, 1900, and died at age 79 years old in June 1979.

Ora Ely
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Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 67218
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June 1979
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In 1900, in the year that Ora Ely was born, 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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In 1924, at the age of 24 years old, Ora was alive when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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Ely, Ruth (Sep 30, 1915 - Jul 26, 2000) Ely, Josephine (Jun 26, 1912 - Nov 26, 1991) Ely, Kenneth (Dec 22, 1920 - Jul 1969) Ely, George (Apr 7, 1904 - Mar 1976) Ely, Delbert (Sep 9, 1919 - Aug 4, 1989) Ely, Richard (Nov 30, 1925 - Jan 27, 2010) Ely, Harold (Aug 7, 1923 - Sep 12, 2005) Ely, Francis (Jul 28, 1931 - Nov 7, 1996) Ely, Alan (Jul 1, 1931 - Feb 22, 1998) Ely, Mary (Jun 22, 1930 - Mar 19, 1991)
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