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Willie Shanks 1896 - 1974

Willie Shanks of Bedias, Grimes County, Texas was born on April 7, 1896, and died at age 78 years old in August 1974.

Willie Shanks

Bedias, Grimes County, Texas 77831

April 7, 1896

August 1974

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April 7, 1896

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August 1974

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In 1896, in the year that Willie Shanks was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.

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In 1939, by the time he was 43 years old, in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.

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