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Rolla Gillespie 1893 - 1973

Rolla Gillespie of West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois was born on May 29, 1893, and died at age 79 years old in February 1973.

Rolla Gillespie
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West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois 62476
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May 29, 1893
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In 1893, in the year that Rolla Gillespie was born, on February 1st, Thomas Edison's motion picture studio on his laboratory grounds in West Orange New Jersey was completed. The studio was called "Black Maria" and the first movie made and viewed in it was of 3 people pretending to be blacksmiths.
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In 1903, at the age of merely 10 years old, Rolla was alive when the silent film, The Great Train Robbery opened. Although it was filmed in Milltown, New Jersey, it was a Western. Twelve minutes long, the film used a lot of innovative techniques - some scenes were hand colored and composite editing, on-location shooting, and frequent camera movement were used. Its budget was $150 (about $4000 currently) and was the most popular film until 1915 when Birth of a Nation was released.
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Gillespie, Leanore (Born Apr 4, 1874) Gillespie, Donald (Born Oct 3, 1907) Gillespie, Ethel (Born Nov 13, 1907) Gillespie, William (Born Apr 8, 1878) Gillespie, Pearl Otelia (Born Feb 16, 1884) Gillespie, James (Born 1922) Gillespie, Stephen (Born Nov 15, 1837) Gillespie, Ruth (Born Aug 5, 1919) Pelton, Peggy (Jan 1, 1945 - Jul 31, 2014) Gillespie, Patty (Born Dec 9, 1941)
Gillespie, Marion (Oct 10, 1908 - Mar 1975) Gillespie, Walter (Mar 29, 1904 - Jun 12, 1988) Gillespie, Gertrude (Dec 11, 1904 - Oct 1985) Gillespie, Mary (Jun 28, 1881 - Sep 1965) Gillespie, Maurice (Sep 22, 1921 - Jul 1980) Gillespie, Jacquelin (Apr 3, 1933 - Jan 8, 1998) Gillespie, Katherine (Sep 11, 1939 - May 1, 2009) Gillespie, Peter (Feb 1, 1939 - Jan 3, 2011) Gillespie, Florence (Dec 12, 1901 - Dec 1986) Gillespie, Evelyn (Jun 14, 1915 - May 17, 2006)
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