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Vivian Smithart 1927 - 2005

Vivian Smithart of Ottumwa, Wapello County, IA was born on February 28, 1927, and died at age 78 years old on May 10, 2005.
Vivian Smithart
Ottumwa, Wapello County, IA 52501
February 28, 1927
May 10, 2005
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Vivian Smithart's History: 1927 - 2005

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  • 02/28
    1927

    Birthday

    February 28, 1927
    Birthdate
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  • 05/10
    2005

    Death

    May 10, 2005
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Vivian Smithart lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1927, in the year that Vivian Smithart was born, 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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In 1943, at the age of 16 years old, Vivian was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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