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Orrin English 1888 - 1967

Orrin English of Sycamore, De Kalb County, Illinois was born on November 12, 1888, and died at age 78 years old in April 1967.
Orrin English
Sycamore, De Kalb County, Illinois 60178
November 12, 1888
April 1967
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Orrin English's History: 1888 - 1967

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    1888

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    November 12, 1888
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    1967

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    April 1967
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    Orrin English lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1888, in the year that Orrin English 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 1927, at the age of 39 years old, Orrin was alive when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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