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Orton Graves 1900 - 1987

Orton Graves of Bronx, Bronx County, NY was born on September 28, 1900, and died at age 86 years old in July 1987.

Orton Graves
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Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10454
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September 28, 1900
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In 1900, in the year that Orton Graves 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 1922, Orton was 22 years old when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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Graves, Mittie (Born 1855) Graves, Louisa (Born 1844) Graves, Samantha (Born Feb 4, 1846) Graves, Maude Ella (Born Jun 9, 1884) Graves, Susannah (1665 - 1747) Graves, Peter (Mar 18, 1926 - Mar 14, 2010) Graves, Sherburne (Feb 10, 1900 - May 8, 1994) Graves, Alfred (Died Aug 1950) Graves, Harry (Jun 12, 1908 - Jul 8, 1989) Graves, Robert (Mar 23, 1917 - Mar 6, 1998)
Graves, Evelyn (Jan 20, 1915 - Aug 28, 2008) Graves, Barbara (Feb 26, 1893 - Nov 19, 1988) Graves, Richard (Jul 20, 1917 - Nov 1, 1995) Graves, Thomas (May 25, 1911 - Mar 1, 2004) Graves, Alice (Jan 31, 1903 - Aug 1981) Graves, Budd (Apr 4, 1908 - Jul 30, 1993) Graves, Morton (Mar 11, 1916 - Mar 29, 1993) Graves, Harold (May 16, 1887 - Sep 1964) Graves, John (Jan 7, 1917 - Jan 27, 1999) Graves, Joseph (Mar 21, 1897 - Mar 1970)
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