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Orris Blain 1897 - 1972

Orris Blain of Martinton, Iroquois County, Illinois was born on January 3, 1897, and died at age 75 years old in July 1972.
Orris Blain
Martinton, Iroquois County, Illinois 60951
January 3, 1897
July 1972
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Orris Blain's History: 1897 - 1972

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    1897

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    January 3, 1897
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  • 07/dd
    1972

    Death

    July 1972
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    Orris Blain lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1897, in the year that Orris Blain 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 1914, Orris was 17 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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