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William S Sims 1912 - 1996

William S Sims was born on May 11, 1912, and died at age 84 years old on July 9, 1996.

William S Sims
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In 1912, in the year that William S Sims was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1927, William was just 15 years old 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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Sims, Gertrude (Born 1879) Sims/simes, Gertrude (Born 1979) Sims, Flora (Born 1910) Sims, Rose (Born 1857) Benefield-Sims, Claudia (Born Nov 27, 1882) Sims/horner, Bernice (Born Nov 4, 1883) Sims, Bernice (Born Nov 4, 1883) Sims, Jasper (Born c. Mar 1951) Sims, Slim (Born c. 1898) Sims, Arlene (Jun 22, 1905 - Dec 1, 1994)
Sims, Janet (Aug 15, 1933 - Jun 1983) Sims, Elizabeth (Dec 29, 1884 - Nov 1969) Sims, Barbara (May 4, 1923 - Jul 6, 2008) Sims, Mary (Jul 9, 1924 - Dec 3, 2001) Sims, Lucile (Aug 19, 1921 - Nov 9, 1998) Sims, Willie (Jul 18, 1914 - Jan 4, 1992) Sims, Rupert (Jul 6, 1933 - Oct 31, 2007) Sims, Mabel (Dec 6, 1904 - Apr 23, 1997) Sims, Alfred (Nov 13, 1949 - Dec 7, 2007) Sims, James (Jul 26, 1921 - Jan 1973)
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