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Wilma Dresher 1915 - 1984

Wilma Dresher of Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa was born on January 8, 1915, and died at age 69 years old in July 1984.
Wilma Dresher
Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa 51601
January 8, 1915
July 1984
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Wilma Dresher's History: 1915 - 1984

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  • 01/8
    1915

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    January 8, 1915
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  • 07/dd
    1984

    Death

    July 1984
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    Wilma Dresher lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1915, in the year that Wilma Dresher was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1921, when she was just 6 years old, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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